A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

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

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

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

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

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

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.