Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

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

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

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

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

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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

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

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

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

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

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

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."