This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

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

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

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

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

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

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

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.