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Museum of the Weird

Opens at 10:00 AM
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361 reviews
+1 (512) 476-5493
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412 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78701
Opens at 10:00 AM

Hours

Sun10:00 AM-7:00 PM
Mon10:00 AM-7:00 PM
Tue10:00 AM-7:00 PM
Wed10:00 AM-7:00 PM
Thu10:00 AM-7:00 PM
Fri10:00 AM-7:00 PM
Sat10:00 AM-7:00 PM
+1 (512) 476-5493
http://www.museumoftheweird.com
Museum of the Weird is one of the world's last true dime museums continuing in the tradition of P.T. Barnum. It is located on 6th Street in downtown Austin, Texas inside Lucky Lizard Curios & Gifts. The museum boasts a variety of unusual attractions, such as monsters, mummies, freaks of nature, shrunken heads, and Fiji mermaids. It also features paranormal subject matter like ghosts, UFO's and Bigfoot, and is home to the world famous Creature in Ice!

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Alexis R.
4/22/2025

Austin, TX-I loved museum of the weird! although it may be in a place where there is... uh, how do I say this... people who need help around it, the attraction was amazing itself! its not too...

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Bob Z.
4/15/2025

Basically a cross between every Barnum & Bailey Freak exhibit and Wax Dummies of all the Universal Monsters. Nice little place to visit, though it is small. Don't expect anything too grand, but...

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Austin N.
1/9/2025

Definitely weird! We bought our tickets in advance on their website but it's just as easy to pay in person. The two ladies working were so welcoming and nice. There are 3 floors of unique...

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Ashley R.
3/8/2025

Fun museum of weird stuff, just like the name of the place! What I did not know was that Johnny Depp lived in this building while filming What's Eating Gilbert Grape, which was the coolest part...

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Jeff H.
7/11/2024

A really interesting museum with some unique and fascinating historic items, like Pancho Villa's trigger finger and many old Hollywood horror movie props. Definitely worth checking in and seeing...

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