Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.