Winterset, Iowa
John Wayne's Birthplace
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Cleveland, North Carolina
Grave of Peter Stuart Ney
Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Richmond, Virginia
Hollywood Cemetery
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Lexington, Kentucky
The Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum
Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Körner’s Folly
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Lexington, Kentucky
Bondurant's Pharmacy
A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.
Frederick, Maryland
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Eastern State Hospital
America's first public mental health facility.
