Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

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

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

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

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.