This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

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

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

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

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

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

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

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

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

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

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

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

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

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.