Crownsville, Maryland
Crownsville Hospital Center
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
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Crownsville, Maryland
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
Columbia, Maryland
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Baltimore, Maryland
This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.
Hellam, Pennsylvania
Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.
Loretto, Pennsylvania
The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.