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A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

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

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

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

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.