Places Birbholder Wants to Go

A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

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

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

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.