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

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

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