Places jilliangbradshaw5 Wants to Go

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.

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

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

"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."

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

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

This storied spot with a vintage Art Deco vibe has been serving Coney Island-style hot dogs for over 100 years

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories

An inn older than the Witch Trials.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

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

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

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

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.