Places aatabear Wants to Go

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

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

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

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

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

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

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

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

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

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.