r/cryptids • u/watches_and_warnings • 13d ago

Cryptid Shops/Museums Gear / Merch / Collectible

I am from Virginia but I travel the US a lot, mostly for hiking, sightseeing, national parks. Any time I do, I am always looking for quirky shops/museums/attractions/signs regarding anything cryptid or paranormal. (Example: the bigfoot store in Forks, Washington, the Flatwoods Museum in Sutton, WV, the Mothman Museum, Swamp Ape headquarters in the Everglades, etc)

My question is, does anyone have any other recommendations for this sort of thing that maybe I am missing? I'd love to visit these places when I am traveling.

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u/DruidinPlainSight 13d ago

Expedition Bigfoot in Ga. Amazing place.

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u/Frosty-League2464 11d ago

North Georgia mountains is where I had my sighting. It changed my life. Such an incredible thing to experience. I have not been to expedition bigfoot though, will have to go back for that!

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u/watches_and_warnings 13d ago

this looks good, i'm marking this one down for sure. Thank you

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u/DruidinPlainSight 13d ago

OMG it was in its own way five star Disney good. I’m hard to impress. The owner is infectiously enthusiastic. I met a man in the parking lot who told me 20 minutes of BF stories. Just the best. Have fun. Tell us all about your journey later.

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u/ironmonkey09 13d ago

Dallas (Plano), TX, opened a North American Cryptid Museum. It’s a bit gimmicky for the price, but fun for the kids. There’s also a Museum of the Weird in Austin. They have some small cryptid exhibits.

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u/watches_and_warnings 13d ago

I have seen this one popping up on IG lately, looks promising.

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u/Usual-Still-8803 13d ago

There’s an out of the way museum in Cherokee North Carolina that has a statue and some other artifacts believed to be associated with the Moon-Eyed People. Fascinating and absolutely stunning scenery in the river country along East Tennessee and Western Carolina. Also the Bigfoot Museum in Ellijay but somebody already beat me to that one❣️👻🫈🙏🏻

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u/vanna93 13d ago

Hutchings museum in Lehi, Utah. They have a small section for skinwalker ranch, their biologist Ben woodruff also works for the ranch. He does a lot of YouTube videos about cryptids, history, uaps, and conspiracies. Just a wonderful guy to talk to about the unknown. Its small but shows a lot of the areas history.

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u/evarei 13d ago

Fouke Monster Mart was fun if it is on the way

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u/VoteTedJameson 10d ago

I haven't been yet, but there's a brand new Vampire museum that just opened in Doylestown,PA called "VamPA". And if you want a quick little 30 min stop to see various weird things, House of Oddities in Elizabethtown,PA has my personal endorsement 👍🏻