Places anjohnst Wants to Go

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.