Williamstown, Massachusetts
The Spruces
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
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Williamstown, Massachusetts
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Schoharie, New York
A tiny village in Upstate New York ushered in the precursor to drive-in movies.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.
Cherry Valley, New York
Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Dorloo, New York
The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.
Cooperstown, New York
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Cooperstown, New York
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Richfield Springs, New York
This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.
Woodside, California
This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.
Schenectady, New York
The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.
Schenectady, New York
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.