One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

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

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

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

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

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

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

The haunting history of a little girl lost.

This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

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

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.