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

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

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

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

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.