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

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

The last standing puppet theater on Long Island.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

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

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

A collection of artifacts from two worldwide industries that called Endicott, NY home.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.