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

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Welcome sign announcing Haverhill, MA, as the birthplace of horror rocker/artist/director Rob Zombie.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.