An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

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

Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.

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

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

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.