The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

A man's home is his castle.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."