Lancaster, New Hampshire
The Weeks Estate
The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Lancaster, New Hampshire
The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Leominster, Massachusetts
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.
Harvard, Massachusetts
This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.
Medford, Massachusetts
Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."
Sudbury, Massachusetts
This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.
Framingham, Massachusetts
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.
Needham, Massachusetts
An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
Charlton, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.
Milford, Massachusetts
This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.
Upton, Massachusetts
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.