The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

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

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.