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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

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

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

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

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

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

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

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

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

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

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

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

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

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

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

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