The place where travelers of the Mohawk Trail forded the Deerfield River rather than pay the toll at the turnpike bridge.

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.

This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

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

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

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

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.