Become a prohibition rebel.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.