New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.