Places KatjaSm Wants to Go

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

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

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

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

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.

Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.