Salem, Massachusetts
The Witch House of Salem
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
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Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Edgard, Louisiana
The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
Buras, Louisiana
The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Boise, Idaho
Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Delaware City, Delaware
A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.
Washington, D.C.
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
Washington, D.C.
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Preston, Connecticut
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
New Haven, Connecticut
Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.
Southington, Connecticut
The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.