According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The magic's in the hole!

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.