Places tristapruridge Wants to Go

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

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.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.