One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

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

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.