Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The world's longest known cave system.