This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

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

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

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

"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."

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

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.