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These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

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

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

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

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.