One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

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

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.