Danvers, Massachusetts
Rebecca Nurse Homestead and Graveyard
This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.
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Danvers, Massachusetts
This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Concord, Massachusetts
"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."
Boston, Massachusetts
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.
Concord, Massachusetts
This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.
Salem, Massachusetts
The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
A "house to which to flee" for settlers in colonial Pennsylvania.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
An ode to filmmaker George A. Romero, who used the mall to film an iconic horror movie.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.
Waterford, Pennsylvania
The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.