Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.