A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.