The Sydney Odditorium
320 Kings Rd B1S 1A8 Sydney, NS, Canada

Behold...the earliest life!!!! Here we see a polished stromatolite sphere from Madagascar ! Stromatolites are the ancient microbial mat of Cyanobacteria that created an ahesive to cement themselves to sand, stone and other bacteria. These are the very first life that appeared on Earth over 3 billion years ago; this specimen is 600 million years old. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #stromatalite #earlylife #capebreton #novascotia

The magic section got a nice little refresh! Learn to amaze yourself and other with an amazing magic trick. All of our magic is quality and doable for anyone; we will even give you a little help to make it easier! We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #magic #capebreton #novascotia

A super cute visitor!! Eek!!

Same stone, different light! Under visible light (ROYGBIV) rubies look a muted reddish colour; under long wave ultraviolet light, the rubies fluoresce a beautiful vivid red! There’s a hidden and stunning world that lies just behind what we see. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #rubies #corundrum #uvminerals #hiddenworlds #beyondvisiblelight #capebreton #novascotia

Don’t be fooled by the simple black colour, Shungite, originally found in the 1870’s near the village of Shunga, Russia . Shungite is rare in terms of its makeup which is staggering 98-100% pure carbon and some contain rare fullerenes! Flyer end were first created in labs but later found to exist in nature in places as lightning discharges and soot in fires and strangely enough in shungite! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #shungite #carbonheavy #rare #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

We understand that having weird loved ones can be tricky. Do they want a taxidermy bat? Framed bug? A fossil? Maybe a crystal but you don’t know which one? We got your back! Available in almost any denomination, Sydney Odditorium Treasure Hunter Gift Cards! Let them choose the treasure that speaks to them. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #treasurehunter #giftcards #forthstspecialsomeone #evenifthatspecialsomeoneisweird #embracetheweird #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

A tribute to the micro machine guy and a quick demonstration of quantum mechanics at work! Phosphorescence takes the radiation (in this case the powerful UV light) and slowly releases it! Is it science? Is it magic? Yes is the answer! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #quantummechanics #spooky #glowy #magicandscience #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Cool one of a kind crystals that you can wear!! We have some amazing jewelry in a crazy variety of stones; many handmade right here at the Odditorium!! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #hamdmadejewelry #wearablerocks #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Oh Canada! Say hello to ammolite, the only gemstone to come from a fossil and it’s Canadian!! The outer shell of the fossilized shell becoming aragonite which gives ammolite its colourful shine! It’s a fossil, it’s a gemstone, it’s ammolite!! We are open Wednesday-Sunday from 12-6! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #ammolite #ammonites #ohcanada #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Treasures from around the world and below!! Authentic coal recovered the ill fated ocean liner, Titanic!! Perfect gift for those history buffs in your life or that special someone that deserves the very best coal this holiday season. This coal was taken from a 1994 expedition to the famed wreck; by law, the coal is the only legal artifact available from the wreck itself. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #titanic #coal #amazing #divingdeep for #greatreasure #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

All my peeps are talking about the new crazy items at The Sydney Odditorium! We brought in another African T-Rex (Carcharodontosaurus) tooth!! Also in, an army of super adorable agate penguins, and fluorite hedgehogs are back! So many treasures packed into one tiny space. We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6! Call (902)322-2355 with any inquiries. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #newstock #trex #tooth #peepsaretalking #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

From the beautiful mind of Lisa comes this very special one of a kind treasure. A veritable rainbow of crystals dazzling displayed in an antique printer’s box drawer; all laid out in our favourite colour pattern -ROYGBIV. Too many crystals to name but they are helpfully labeled on the back of the box. This kinda of piece can only be found at one place: The Sydney Odditorium; treasures from around the world and beyond!! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #oneofakind #imarriedup #rainbow #crystal #shelf #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Beautiful new points give cool festive feel! We just got in gorgeous strawberry quartz (Brazil) and fluorite (China) points and they look great! We have new items arriving daily! We are open today until 6! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #rockingchristmasdecor #opentil6 #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Sorry but I will be a little late today. We will open 1 (or a little before) sorry for the inconvenience.

Dreaming of really big pieces of amethyst?? Like really really big?? We can hook you up with some truly dreamy pieces. If a giant treasures are your cup of tea, we are happy to work out a payment plan! Look for more hours and days coming soon!! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #bigtreasures #paymentplan #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

One of the prettiest taxidermy bobcat I’ve seen in a while! Expect some new furry visitors to arrive over the next little bit! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #taxidermy #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Tooth and tusk! You mastodon (must don) your coat and come on down to the Odditorium to check out these cool mammoth specimens! Real wooly mammoth tusk and tooth pieces (from Siberia) now available! New stock arriving daily! We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 or by appointment Monday-Wednesday! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #woolymammoth #amazing #treasuresfromaroundtheworldandbeyond #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Did you know a group of hedgehogs is called an array or a prickle? Let’s go with prickle; we have a prickle of fluorite hedgehogs in stock! We brought in a lot as they went really fast last time. We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #prickle #fluorite #hedgehogs

Cool piece of Russian space history! Space dogs, Vererok (light breeze) and Ugolyok (ember) launched into space on February 22, 1966 on board Cosmos 110. These pups spent 21 days in orbit which held as the longest duration flight until 1971. It is still the longest space flight by dogs. These pins were made by the Russian government and sent to schools across the country in hopes to spark I trest in the space program. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #spacehistory #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Winner winner tanzanite dinner (not recommended, don’t eat). The winner of our first week of free tanazanite has been chosen and the the lucky winner is Bre Mathason!! Congratulations and a huge thank you to everyone who strived to make our world a better place for all. We will be giving away another big chunk of tanazanite next week too! Stay tuned on how to enter. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #bekind

Apparently it’s projectile day at The Odditorium! New to the shop, Neolithic arrowheads and notched artifacts. These ancient tools come from the Tidikelt area on the Algeria/Morocco boarder and date to 3000-8000 years ago! Also back in stock, our civil war bullets from Gettysburg, PA. This is your chance to own a piece of history! Open today from 12-6. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #history #neolithictools #civilwarbullets #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

We can give you a hand finding that perfect something for that special loved one. We are open today until 6! #sydneyodditorium ##weirdsydneyns #feelthelove #opentil6

Unique gifts from around the world and beyond, just got in a beautiful selection of hand carved stones! We are open Thursday-Saturday 12-6.

We will be closed today so we can deal with a teensy water issue at the house. Sorry for any inconvenience. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #waterissues #closedtoday

Hey weirdos, we haven’t forgotten about you! New taxidermy, longhorn steer horns, new skulls (including adorable hedgehog skulls). Oddities are also a great way to step up your Halloween game. We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6!!

Let’s get ready for a shake up! Back by super popular demand, the rare and magnificent Moldavite from the Czech Republic! This beautiful tektite is highly sought after and we bought all we could! Pendants and pieces of assorted sizes. Come and check out these amazing treasures; we are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 or call for an appointment anytime! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #moldavite #rare #tektite #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Free tanazanite with a like and share draw that’s a little different. Each week we will be giving away a chunk of beautiful and rare tanzanite to a lucky winner. Here’s the difference, we want you to share your love and time with others this week. All you need to do is be kind and helpful to one another; just comment I was kind. No need for specifics, just a comment to say your are making the world a little better. We will draw a random name Wednesday, November 25. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #shareyourtime #bekind #free #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Ametrine is the beautiful mix of both amethyst and citrine on the same stone. Citrine is formed by the heating of amethyst and here we can actually see where the heat/pressure washed over the stone leaving some amethyst behind; these beauties come directly from Thunder Bay, Ont. open until 6 today! #canadianmade

There’s always big rewards when you take the time to look closely at the little things. Reminder: we are open til 6 today and closed Saturday.

Treasures from around the world and below!! Authentic coal recovered the ill fated ocean liner, Titanic!! Perfect gift for those history buffs in your life or that special someone that deserves the very best coal this holiday season. This coal was taken from a 1994 expedition to the famed wreck; by law, the coal is the only legal artifact available from the wreck itself. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #titanic #coal #amazing #divingdeep for #greatreasure #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

We are standing in solidarity with the more than 50,000 Canadians living with #dystonia , a neurological movement disorder that causes muscles to contract and spasm involuntarily. It is #dystoniaawarenessmonth ; maybe you noticed the giant blue fiddle? Learn more at https://dystoniacanada.org/dystoniaunderaminute

All my peeps are talking about the new crazy items at The Sydney Odditorium! We brought in another African T-Rex (Carcharodontosaurus) tooth!! Also in, an army of super adorable agate penguins, and fluorite hedgehogs are back! So many treasures packed into one tiny space. We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6! Call (902)322-2355 with any inquiries. #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #newstock #trex #tooth #peepsaretalking #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

New and news (again). We believe in accessibility to all and try to stock our samples in a variety of price points so everyone has a chance to own a piece of that treasure they want. Our littles table ($5 and under) got a nice facelift with some cool new specimens. Our hours this week are a little different again and we apologize for any inconvenience. We are open THIS week: Wednesday-Friday 12-6.

Reminder we are closed to today but here’s a pic of my niece’s one-eyed rescue from Thailand; her name is Sola and she is great!

Sorry but I will be a little late today. We will open 1 (or a little before) sorry for the inconvenience.

One of the prettiest taxidermy bobcat I’ve seen in a while! Expect some new furry visitors to arrive over the next little bit! #sydneyodditorium #weirdsydneyns #taxidermy #sydneynovascotia #capebreton #capebretonisland #novascotia

Looking for framed butterflies? We got em! Open today from 12-6! Reminder, we are closed tomorrow.

New and News! A new stone menagerie just arrived with some really unique critters. Is that a howelite Santa Claus? Yes, it is! We will be closed this Saturday in order to deliver a giant moose head, you you read that right too! We are open this week Thursday and Friday from 12-6.

New points in Citrine, Smokey Citrine, Chlorite Quartz, Lapis Lazuli and Linen Obsidian (a layered form). New stock arriving daily! We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 or by appointment Monday-Wednesday.

Our break your own geodes are the bees knees, the cat’s pyjamas and the whole kit and kaboodle. Come on in and grab yours today! We are open Thursday-Saturday from 12-6!