"Try not to knock anything over!"

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

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

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

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

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

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

A man in a plane delivers Christmas packages to lighthouses.

This museum dedicated to local history is housed in the state's oldest surviving fire station.

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

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

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.