Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

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

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

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

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.