The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

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

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Shocking dioramas of human torture, meant to promote human rights awareness.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.