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.
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Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Middlebury, Vermont
The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.
Grafton, Vermont
Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.
Thetford, Vermont
This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.
Warren, New Hampshire
Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.
Biddeford, Maine
Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.
Houlton, Maine
This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Glocester, Rhode Island
A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.
Newport, Rhode Island
You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."
Asheville, North Carolina
A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.
Beaufort, North Carolina
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Raeford, North Carolina
The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Durham, North Carolina
This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.