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Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

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

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

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

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

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.