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This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

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

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.