The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

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

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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.