This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

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

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.