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

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.

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.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.