A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

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

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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