A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.