A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities.

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

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.