Places alessandralee Wants to Go

"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."

A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.