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Hammond Castle Museum

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Hammond Castle Museum

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

Witch Dungeon Museum

Salem, Massachusetts

Witch Dungeon Museum

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

The House of the Seven Gables

Salem, Massachusetts

House of the Seven Gables

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

Salem Witch House

Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

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

The Hunter House.

Newport, Rhode Island

Hunter House

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The location of the first gas street lamp.

Newport, Rhode Island

Location of the First Gas Street Lamp

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Beautiful Rose Island.

Newport, Rhode Island

Rose Island Lighthouse

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

The Newport Tower

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Tower

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

The White Horse Tavern

Newport, Rhode Island

The White Horse Tavern

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Section of the restored Cliff Walk

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

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

Willard facade

Washington, D.C.

Willard Hotel

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Brewmaster's Castle

Washington, D.C.

The Brewmaster's Castle

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Russian Ambassador's Residence

Washington, D.C.

Russian Ambassador's Residence

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

The Fireproof Building

Charleston, South Carolina

Fireproof Building and South Carolina Historical Society

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Overgrown headstones at the Unitarian Cemetery.

Charleston, South Carolina

Unitarian Church Cemetery

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Old Slave Mart

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Grave of Gracie Watson

Savannah, Georgia

Grave of Gracie Watson

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

The Waving Girl

Savannah, Georgia

The Waving Girl

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

The Marshall House

Savannah, Georgia

The Marshall House

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The Bonaventure Jogger.

Savannah, Georgia

The Bonaventure Jogger

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Lucas Theatre

Savannah, Georgia

Lucas Theatre

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

A Carry Nation figure, with hatchet.

Savannah, Georgia

American Prohibition Museum

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

The Pirates' House

Savannah, Georgia

The Pirates' House

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

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