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

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

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

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

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

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

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

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

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

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.