Places Ramshackle Wants to Go

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.