This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

New England's "Witches of Eastwick" locations, in all of their quaint white churched glory.

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.