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Warwick, Rhode Island
Danger Bridge
Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.
41.6878, -71.4019
Bowling Green, Kentucky
National Corvette Museum Sinkhole
Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
37.0037, -86.3729
Newton, Massachusetts
Star Market
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
42.3506, -71.2089
Warwick, Rhode Island
Rocky Point Amusement Park
Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.
41.6894, -71.3711
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Stone
A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.
42.3619, -71.0567
Boston, Massachusetts
Creek Square
This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.
42.3613, -71.0565
Boston, Massachusetts
Union Oyster House
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
42.3613, -71.0569
Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall Weathervane
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
42.3601, -71.0560
Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
42.3600, -71.0562
Boston, Massachusetts
AHAC Headquarters
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
42.3600, -71.0558
Newton, Massachusetts
Echo Bridge
A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.
42.3148, -71.2270
Boston, Massachusetts
Fenway Victory Gardens
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
42.3459, -71.0943
Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Bridge Houdini Plaque
Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.
42.3521, -71.0899
Boston, Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Monument
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
42.3761, -71.0600
Providence, Rhode Island
Big Blue Bug
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
41.8071, -71.4059
Providence, Rhode Island
Sissieretta Jones Plaque
This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”
41.8292, -71.4077
Providence, Rhode Island
John Hay Library
Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.
41.8259, -71.4046
Providence, Rhode Island
Fleur-De-Lys Studio
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
41.8277, -71.4086
Providence, Rhode Island
Gun Totem
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
41.8251, -71.4076
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Athenaeum
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
41.8258, -71.4063
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
West Virginia State Farm Museum
The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.
38.9204, -82.0896
Nashville, Tennessee
Lane Motor Museum
Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.
36.1402, -86.7346
Nashville, Tennessee
Ryman Alley
The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.
36.1611, -86.7784
Nashville, Tennessee
Bridgestone Arena Smilodon Bones
These fossilized remains of an ancient saber-toothed cat inspired the mascot of Nashville's NHL team.
36.1592, -86.7785
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