This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

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

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.