Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

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

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

"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."

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

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

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

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

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

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

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

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.