A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

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

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

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.