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

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.