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

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

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.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

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

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.