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This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.