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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

"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 nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.