"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

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

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

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

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

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

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

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

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

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

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