Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
Bennington, Vermont
The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
North Bennington, Vermont
The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
"Try not to knock anything over!"
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Boston, Massachusetts
Narrowest house in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.
Keene, New Hampshire
A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.