“A lot of the times, things are only one-off,” says Wallace. “I always feel kind of bad because we’ll post one thing on Instagram, and within minutes it will be gone, and we’ll have people come in looking for it.” If you’re more hands-on, the shop also offers classes in bug pinning, where you can learn how to dehydrate and arrange beetles, moths or butterflies.
But even the just morbidly curious will still find plenty of other antiques and curios to pique their interest, such as palm reading kits ($20), anatomy books ($5-$75), Ouija boards ($50-$300) or scary knickknacks. “I’m always on the lookout for stuff,” says Kunkle. “I think every day, I try to at least hunt down like 10 new things.”13375 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 440-334-0455, clevelandcuriosities.com
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