Business Hours
ClosedMonday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
1:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturday
1:00 – 7:00 PM
Sunday
2:00 – 6:00 PM
Curia Arcanum's House of Curiosities
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5924 S Congress Ave Unit 23, Austin, TX 78745, USA Get directions
Tucked into a South Congress storefront on Austin's south side, Curia Arcanum's House of Curiosities is the kind of oddities-and-curiosities shop where browsing is half the point — expect shelves of the strange and the antique, from taxidermy and bones to vintage ephemera and esoterica. It keeps limited hours (closed early in the week), so it's worth checking the day before you make the trip.
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