Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

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

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

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

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

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

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

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

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.