An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.