The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A local prank turned town icon.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.