One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

The true meaning behind this sculpture remains unknown.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

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

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

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

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.