The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.