The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

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

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

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

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

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

"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."

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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

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

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

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