Whether trying to spook yourself out, or simply wanting to explore the mind-bending museums and curiosities on display throughout the U.S., check through this introduction for the most unique, creepy, and thoroughly bizarre sights around America. Starting off this surreal trail of oddities is the truly outstanding Winchester Mystery House. This Californian mansion lies in the district of San Jose at 525 South Winchester Boulevard. Construction of the mansion began after Sarah Winchester, the owner, consulted a medium seeking consolation for the recent deaths of her husband and daughter. The medium instructed her to build a house for the spirits of those who have died from her Winchester Rifles, telling her that, “If you continue building, you will live. Stop and you will die.” Sarah Winchester took this to heart and continued building onto the mansion around the clock for 38 years until her dea meratol th. The building had no master plan, and was improvised as Lady Winchester saw fit at the time. As such, the house is infamous for its disturbingly odd design: The number 13 and spider web designs repeat themselves throughout the house in candelabras, Tiffany windows, and even the topiary garden. Some of the features were specifically installed due to Sarah’s fear of spirits, such as doors that lead to nowhere, staircases leading up to the ceiling, and a sance room with 1 entrance and 4 exits. Tours are available taking you around the inner workings of this labyrinth of a house, or for the extremely scare-hungry, try the flashlight tours around Halloween. Another great place to hunt for squeamish thrills is at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. This museum in Washington, D.C. houses some morbidly unique pieces of history, including pieces of Abraham Lincoln’s skull, the slides of Ulysses S.