An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Bizarre Cavern.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.