A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.