The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

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

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

This open-air spiritual sanctuary offers stunning views of Mt. Monadnock and provides a natural and peaceful environment for worship and meditation.

The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.