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

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

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

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

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

Locals say Williams's ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

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

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.