This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A humble reminder to Bedford’s past sits hidden in plain sight.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

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

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.

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

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

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

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.