Ashland, Massachusetts
Ashland Witch Caves
Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.
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Ashland, Massachusetts
Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.
Ashland, Massachusetts
This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.
Germantown, Maryland
Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.
Sjöbo, Sweden
Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.
Gantofta, Sweden
Hidden in an enchanting ravine, numerous mysterious sandstone grooves hint at ancient pagan rituals.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Independence Township, New Jersey
This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Truro, Massachusetts
This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.
Yokosuka, Japan
A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.
Stamford, Connecticut
Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.
East Haddam, Connecticut
An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Preston, Connecticut
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
Monroe, Connecticut
A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.
New London, Connecticut
One of the earliest graveyards in the region.
Manchester, Connecticut
An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.
Farmington, Connecticut
These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.