A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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