This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

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

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

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

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

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

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

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

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