A museum of creepy oddities opens in Savannah

Come for the Spanish moss, St. Patrick's Day Parade or SCAD, but stay for a look at John Wayne Gacy's cupboard key and Charles Manson's rambling letters.

Savannah is famous for its charming historic district, amazing food and nearby beaches, but it’s now home to some of the creepiest artifacts ever put in a museum.

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On Valentine’s Day, Ryan Graveface officially opened the Graveface Museum of Oddities in Georgia’s oldest city.

Attached to his record shop, Graveface's museum houses some "crazy amazing oddities and finds," one Yelp reviewer said.

Another reviewer calls the museum "a passion driven curated rabbit hole of craziness."

"So, I started collecting oddities, and, well, anything weird when I was probably 8 or 9 years old," Graveface told WTOC recently. "It went kinda innocent, from Garbage Pail Kids cards to very quickly into darker stuff."

Graveface said he hoarded his oddities for years, but decided to use them to decorate his record shop, which he opened in 2011.

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After nearly a decade, he said, he noticed there were two kinds of people in his shop: those who never noticed the oddities and those who never noticed the records.

So he separated the two.

The museum has a section dedicated to Charles Manson, including letters the he wrote and the original sign for the Spahn Ranch, where he and followers lived.

The museum collection includes true crime, supernatural and other memorabilia — and pinball machines.

In the middle of the museum is a room of horror- and science fiction-themed pinball machines you can play. The price is included in your museum admission.

DETAILS
Graveface Museum
410 E. Factors Walk, Savannah
Admission: $15