This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

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

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

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

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

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.