Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.