Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

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

This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Springtime is go time for this repurposed shack and the fish it venerates.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.