Places Ivan66 Wants to Go

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

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

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

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.