Oddities & curiosities in Pittsburgh
Looking for oddity shops & curiosities in Pittsburgh? These 8 are the genuinely strange ones — Trundle Manor, Center for PostNatural History, Saint Anthony's Chapel and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Pittsburgh they'd never find on their own.
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Trundle Manor
This private residence doubles as a bizarre, gothic cabinet of curiosities filled with taxidermy, jarred spec…
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Center for PostNatural History
This unique storefront museum is dedicated to 'postnatural' life—organisms that have been intentionally alter…
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Saint Anthony's Chapel
An unassuming neighborhood chapel that houses over 5,000 sacred relic cases, making it the largest collection…
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Bayernhof Museum
Perched on a hill overlooking the Allegheny River, this 19,000-square-foot Bavarian-style mansion was built b…
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Hocus Pocus
Operating since 1998, Hocus Pocus is Pittsburgh's oldest occult shop, offering a tiny, dimly lit, and deeply…
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The Crow's Nest
A metaphysical supply store and community clubhouse that hosts classes on everything from tarot studies to el…
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The Menagerie
Self-styled as a 'metaphysical conclave,' this welcoming Bellevue shop is run by dedicated pagan practitioner…
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St. Anthony's Chapel
This unassuming neighborhood chapel houses over 5,000 officially certified Catholic relics, including skulls…