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

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

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

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

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

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

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

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.