Places Melpha Wants to Go

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

This bridge is dedicated to an escaped slave and one of the first people killed in the American Revolution

Time has expired for eternity at this gravesite with a sense of humor.

A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.

Two stone markers honor the Nipmuc people who first settled here millennia ago.

Each solstice, students and astronomy enthusiasts gather at a primitive but functioning sun wheel to witness how humanity first used this calendar.

The grave of William Rosenberg, founder of Dunkin Donuts (now Dunkin') with shops coast to coast in the US and 42 countries worldwide.

The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

This historic psychiatric hospital is haunted by its chilling past.

A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.

This historic Massachusetts tavern played a critical role in the start of the American Revolution.

The final resting place of a suffragist author.

A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

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

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

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

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

Final resting place of the author who wrote the ghost story "The Turn of the Screw," and his brother, the Harvard doctor and paranormal investigator.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.