An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

A bronze ship jutting out of a bridge, a commemoration of Osamu Dazai, a sculpture created by 30 manga legends, and more.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A home built and settled by a refugee of the Salem Witch Trials.

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

This aged paving stone, marked by a maiden's foot imprint and the tales of her plunge from the cathedral tower, serves as a memorial to a tragic local legend.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.