Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

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

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

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

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

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."