Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

Where Eunice Williams was murdered by natives, and where locals say her ghost still haunts.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

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

Small shop offering mail-order rare and exotic plants.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

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

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.