An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

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

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

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

"Try not to knock anything over!"

"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."

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

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

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

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

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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.

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.