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

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

This is the house that spite built.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

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

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

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

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

"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."

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

"Try not to knock anything over!"

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

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

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

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

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

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.