An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.