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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.