Places The Core Wants to Go

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown