This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

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

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

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

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

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

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

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.