The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.