Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

The oldest playground in America.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

The haunting history of a little girl lost.

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

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

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

A Medieval Water Tower in the Heart of Massachusetts.

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

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

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

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.