BOSTON (WHDH) – Boston’s Old North Church is an iconic landmark tied to the American Revolution, but there’s a spooky secret underneath.

7’s Juliana Mazza offers a look inside a mysterious tomb beneath the church that’s gaining Mass Appeal.

“Most people know the Old North by its one lighthouse signal from land and two lighthouse signals from sea,” a tour guide told 7NEWS. “I think many of our visitors were surprised to learn that there was this historic tomb under the church.”

Archaeologists estimate that more than a thousand people were buried in the church centuries ago.

For those interested, the church offers guided tours after dark.

“If you’re here at night and the church is just creaking and groaning, you hear these noises, it kind of comes to your mind,” the guide said, adding that one former employee was scared off work when he saw the two people. figures watching him from the church gallery.

You can visit the crypt any day of the week. After dark tours will only be offered until Saturday.

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