An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

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

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

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

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

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

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.

The oldest playground in America.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

The only remaining place where you can play this century-old game for cash.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.