Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.