Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

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

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

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

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

A defunct all-girls college which may be the resting place of H.P. Lovecraft's real-life Necronomicon.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This is the house that spite built.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

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