This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

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

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

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

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