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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

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

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.