The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.

Maine’s largest salt marsh hides old roads, drainage ditches, and the remains of a canal once cut through its grasses.

A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.

A natural rock silhouette on Cape Elizabeth's scenic Shore Road, reminiscent of New Hampshire's "Old Man of the Mountain."

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

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

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

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."