The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."