The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

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

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

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

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."