Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

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

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.

Final resting place of the author who wrote the ghost story "The Turn of the Screw," and his brother, the Harvard doctor and paranormal investigator.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.