St. Louis, Missouri
Bellefontaine Cemetery
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
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St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.
Windsor, Connecticut
The oldest headstone in Connecticut.
Windsor, Connecticut
Decades before the Salem Witch Trials, two Connecticut women were executed for alleged witchcraft.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
Southington, Connecticut
A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.
Denver, Colorado
Here lies the woman who named the Ouija Board.
Tonopah, Nevada
An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.
St. Louis, Missouri
When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.
Arlington, Indiana
A father’s love is immortalized by a unique dollhouse marking a young girl’s grave site.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.
Madison, North Carolina
The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.
Combs, Arkansas
There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
Concord, North Carolina
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
Sparta, Tennessee
These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.