A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

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

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.