This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.