salem/gloucester

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

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

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

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

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

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

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

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

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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