Abandoned 37.5' diameter rusted metal sphere sitting in the woods.

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

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.