Home to items never before seen by the public.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

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

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.