America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

The oldest playground in America.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

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

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

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.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

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

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

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

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

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

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

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.