San Simeon, California
Hearst Castle
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
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San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Sydney, Nova Scotia
On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.
Quepos, Costa Rica
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Chino, California
A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
Providence, Rhode Island
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Pomona, California
This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.