The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

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

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

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

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

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

This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

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

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.