This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

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

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

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

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

Here be dragons.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.