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The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.