New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right b

New England's history is marked with witch executions, curses and an untold number of cemeteries hiding mysteries beneath their stones. In this sometimes harsh

These stories of vampire legends and gruesome nineteenth-century practices is “a major contribution to the study of New England folk beliefs” (The Boston Gl

National Historic Landmarks are touchstones of our collective past that still resonate with our present. The six New England states have nearly 400 such places.

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