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

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

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

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

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

"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."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

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