The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

"Try not to knock anything over!"

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

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.