The oldest playground in America.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Hands-on activities, childbirth artifacts, and a library are all part of this tiny, one-room museum that examines motherhood and women’s roles throughout history.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

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

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.