Places Edited by Josh W.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

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

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

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

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

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

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

The haunting history of a little girl lost.