Places grindingthecore Wants to Go

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

Yo, Adrian!

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.