A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

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

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."