This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

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

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

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

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

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

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

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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