The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

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.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

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

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

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.