Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.

A stone hut overlooking a picturesque bay once hosted picnics for the wealthy Gribbel family.

This once-forgotten African American cultural hub was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The world's largest rotating world.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.