This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

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

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

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.