Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

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.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

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

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

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.