Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
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Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Medfield, Massachusetts
Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Boston, Massachusetts
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.