A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.