Oddities & curiosities in Tampa

Looking for oddity shops & curiosities in Tampa? These 7 are the genuinely strange ones — Dysfunctional Grace Art Co., Mystikal Scents, International Independent Showmen's Museum 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 Tampa they'd never find on their own.

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Dysfunctional Grace Art Co. Perched on the second floor above historic 7th Avenue, this macabre showroom specializes in taxidermy, preser… Ybor City
Mystikal Scents Serving the East Hillsborough pagan community since 2006, this unpretentious shop is packed with raw loose-le… Thonotosassa
International Independent Showmen's Museum Preserving the eccentric legacy of nearby Gibsonton—the historic winter haven for carnival workers and sidesh… Riverview / Gibsonton
Culture Shock Oddities & Tattoo Studio A dark 3,600-square-foot gallery and tattoo studio lined with matte-black shelves of taxidermy, funeral photo… Downtown St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Museum of History Collector Dennis Schrader spent over 60 years amassing the world's largest collection of autographed baseball… St. Petersburg Pier
Tampa Bay Auto Museum Founded by French engineer Alain Cerf, this hyper-focused collection highlights early 20th-century automotive… Pinellas Park
Spongeorama Sponge Factory & Museum Located on the historic Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks, this roadside institution is devoted entirely to natural… Tarpon Springs