On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

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

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

This is the house that spite built.

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

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

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

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

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.