This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.