Places cemousley Wants to Go

The remains of an old sawmill, gristmill and the surrounding industry dating back to the 18th century.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.