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

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

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

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

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

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

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

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

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

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

Where Eunice Williams was murdered by natives, and where locals say her ghost still haunts.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

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

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

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

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

New England's "Witches of Eastwick" locations, in all of their quaint white churched glory.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.