The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

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

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.