Crime

A strangely angled West Village home is the only monument to an explosion that took the lives of three American revolutionaries.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.