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

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

The haunting history of a little girl lost.

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

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

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.

One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.