Sleepy Hollow, New York
Headless Horseman Bridge
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
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Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Bronx, New York
The famous author's cottage hideaway.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
East Haddam, Connecticut
An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
New York, New York
The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Estero, Florida
Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
London, England
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
West Milford, New Jersey
This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.