A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

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

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

Wander the sprawling living museum on the site of one of a 16th-century community.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

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

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

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

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.

A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.