Places ophie Wants to Go

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.