"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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