Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.