Statue dedicated to a local meat packer who purportedly served as inspiration for the national symbol of Uncle Sam

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.

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

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

This imperial marble stele was given to Harvard by Chinese alumni in the 1930s.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

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