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

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

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.

This unique piece of land is home to a patented artificial lake and the remains of an old Girl Scout camp.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

The owners of this Victorian-era estate say it’s still visited by the spirits of long-gone residents.

A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.

Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

Housing the history of a small Ohio town that is known to some as the pottery capital of the United States.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.