This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

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

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This storied spot with a vintage Art Deco vibe has been serving Coney Island-style hot dogs for over 100 years

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

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

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

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

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.