The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

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

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

"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."

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

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

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.