The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

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

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

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

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

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.