Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.