The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

This path is named for a mythical half-boar, half-deer creature that once roamed the Green Mountains.

A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.

A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.

A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

Journey through various trails to discover a land before time along the Chazy Fossil Reef.

Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.