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

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

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

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

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