"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

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

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

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

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

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

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

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