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

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

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

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.