Places Phantasmagoria Wants to Go

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.