An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

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

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

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

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.