This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

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

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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