Cryptid Tourism: The Best Museums, Destinations & Festivals Across America

By Holyn Thigpen

A cryptid is an animal whose existence has been suggested but not proven by science—creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, and the Jersey Devil. What You’ll Find: A 4,000-square-foot museum claiming the largest collection of Bigfoot artifacts in any museum anywhere. Can you imagine Point Pleasant without its Mothman?