Burnsville, North Carolina
Bare Dark Sky Observatory
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.
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Burnsville, North Carolina
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.
New York, New York
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Savannah, Georgia
Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Hillside, Illinois
Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
Jupiter, Florida
Before this area was filled with luxury homes, it was a movie star's 160-acre ranch and a gangster's hideout.
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.
Seneca Falls, New York
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Norwalk, Connecticut
Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.
Nashville, Tennessee
This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.
Farmville, Virginia
A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.