Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

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

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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