This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

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

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.