One man's lifelong obsession with death.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Each step is a mere four inches tall, said to be measured by the stride of a woman wearing a hobble skirt.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

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

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

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."

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

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