This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.