The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

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

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

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

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

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

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

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

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

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

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

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

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

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.