A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

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

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

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

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.