An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

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

Final resting place of the author who wrote the ghost story "The Turn of the Screw," and his brother, the Harvard doctor and paranormal investigator.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

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

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.