A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

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

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

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

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

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

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

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

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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

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

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

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

A defunct all-girls college which may be the resting place of H.P. Lovecraft's real-life Necronomicon.