This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

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."

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

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

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.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.