The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, WV serves as a hub for Mothman lovers near and far. Not only can you visit wonderfully curated Mothman exhibits, but you can also buy merchandise both in-person and digitally.

Though the museum may first appear like any other store-front in a small town, the wonders it hold inside document some of the craziest and most iconic Mothman historical moments. For only $4 (!!! start planning your trip now), you can see everything listed below (borrow from their website):

• Rare archives all about Mothman & the mysterious happenings that occurred in Point Pleasant in 1966 & 1967.
• Original press clippings & video footage of the Silver Bridge disaster, UFO activity, & Mothman articles.
• Our Merchandise Store filled with Mothman souvenirs (T-shirts, hoodies, novelties, carrying bags, books, stickers, buttons, and more).  Basically everything Mothman!
• Rare handwritten police reports from the original Mothman eyewitnesses documenting what they experienced.
• Mothman Prophecies prop collection used in the film.
• Lifelike costume/replica (perfect for photo opps).
• Located right next to the famous Mothman Statue
• “Search for the Mothman” Documentary
• Exhibits on John Keel, Mary Hyre, the Silver Bridge, & the Men In Black

From police documentation (featured above) to movie memorabilia, the Mothman Museum has everything you may need to engage in the world of this crytpid. You can actually go to this IRL location and see the physical things that were produced by the existence of Mothman and the impact he made on the community of Point Pleasant that is still visible today. Though the TNT area no longer houses the old abandoned ammunition plant, and the past stories of Mothman encounters are more celebrated than dismissed, the impact Mothman has had on this real life community in West Virginia has never been more tangible than at this museum. Each exhibit marks another way the meaning and identity of this town has been created.

Mothman matters because regardless of whether or not there’s Mothman exists in a corporeal form behind the sightings in 1966 and 1967, Mothman is undeniably real and important now—he is written into history and the collective memories of not only people in West Virginia but also people (inter)nationally. Mothman is a great example of the way people create publics and publics create people in a ever fluid and continuous exchange throughout time and place.

So go to Point Pleasant. You may even see Mothman.