The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

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

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

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

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

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

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.