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Ellicott City, Maryland
St. Mary's College
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
39.2506, -76.7658
Providence, Rhode Island
John Hay Library
Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.
41.8259, -71.4046
Providence, Rhode Island
H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
41.8540, -71.3811
Heath, Massachusetts
Burnt Hill Stone Circle
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
42.6734, -72.8218
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Athenaeum
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
41.8258, -71.4063
Providence, Rhode Island
H.P. Lovecraft House
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
41.8286, -71.4052
Dansville, New York
Jackson Sanatorium
Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.
42.5686, -77.6897
Le Roy, New York
The JELL-O Gallery Museum
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
42.9792, -77.9858
Palmyra, New York
The Sacred Grove
A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.
43.0403, -77.2405
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony's Grave
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
43.1345, -77.6155
Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery
An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.
43.1287, -77.6229
Rochester, New York
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
43.2153, -77.6334
Rochester, New York
The George Eastman Museum
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
43.1529, -77.5800
Detroit, Michigan
Beth Olem
This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.
42.3824, -83.0516
Detroit, Michigan
Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
42.3594, -83.0645
Detroit, Michigan
The World's Largest Stove
Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.
42.4393, -83.1176
Detroit, Michigan
Grande Ballroom
Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.
42.3646, -83.1286
Detroit, Michigan
MBAD African Bead Museum
The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.
42.3561, -83.1088
London, England
Archie the Giant Squid
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
51.4966, -0.1771
Gruyères, Switzerland
H.R. Giger Museum
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
46.5846, 7.0830
Templin, Germany
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Traffic Signs
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
53.1276, 13.4912
Kilkenny, Ireland
Old Red Iron Bridge
Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.
52.2746, -7.1429
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Milltown Cemetery
An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.
54.5836, -5.9772
Sheffield, England
Sheffield General Cemetery
Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.
53.3699, -1.4911
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