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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.