"Try not to knock anything over!"

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.