Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

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

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.