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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

"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."

The Inuit kayak from Robert Peary's 1896 expedition to Greenland is now on display at a local library.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

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

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.