The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

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

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Welcome sign announcing Haverhill, MA, as the birthplace of horror rocker/artist/director Rob Zombie.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.