Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.