Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

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

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

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

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

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

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

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

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.