The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

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.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

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

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

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

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

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

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

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

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

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

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

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

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

The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.