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The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

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

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

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

Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

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

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

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

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

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.