Buried within are the places the public rarely sees, doesn't look at, or doesn't want to see — the spots that common sense begs you to avoid. Dig around Lizzie Borden's pet cemetery or mix a potion with Salem's most famous witch. That is, if you dare.

The Salem Museum of Myths and Monsters (left) lures around 10,000 souls each October to its haunted house, "Terror on the Wharf."