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

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

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

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

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

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.