The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

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

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

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

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

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

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

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

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

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

This is the house that spite built.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.