Places Twigs Wants to Go

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

The world's most comprehensive collection of Willard timepieces is a celebration of early American clockmaking.

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

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

This rocking chair headstone is allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl.

This historic psychiatric hospital is haunted by its chilling past.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

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