Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.

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

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

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

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

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

Locals say Williams's ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.