"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."

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

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

A small, red building located along a state highway where the 18th Vice President made shoes in his youth.

A monument to the winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon, Greek runner Stylianos Kyriakides.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.