The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.