Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.

Site of the creepy house used in Lucio Fulci's "The House by the Cemetery."

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

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

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

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

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

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

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

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

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.