An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

A science teacher's dream.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.