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

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

"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."

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

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

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

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.