Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.