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

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.