Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Brattle Theatre
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Whitman, Massachusetts
This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.
Hull, Massachusetts
The only remaining place where you can play this century-old game for cash.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Hull, Massachusetts
Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.
Lowell, Massachusetts
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
New York, New York
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
New York, New York
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”