Places grindingthecore Wants to Go

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

Remnants of 19th century vigilante justice.

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.

What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.