Welcome sign announcing Haverhill, MA, as the birthplace of horror rocker/artist/director Rob Zombie.

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

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

A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

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

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

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

"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."

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Memorial dedicated to four citizens killed during a shooting spree prompted by a routine traffic stop.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.