A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.