Rutland, Massachusetts
Rutland Prison Camp
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
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Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Vernon, Vermont
Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
Barre, Massachusetts
Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.
Chester, Massachusetts
The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.
Hawley, Massachusetts
The oldest flagstone charcoal kiln in New England serves as a reminder of the importance of land conservation and sustainability.
Brookfield, Massachusetts
Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.
Middlefield, Massachusetts
Dozens of bronze sculptures are woven into the landscape along this trail.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Petersham, Massachusetts
This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.
Orange, Massachusetts
A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.
Orange, Massachusetts
The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Northfield, Massachusetts
The largest battery in New England sits atop a Massachusetts mountain.
New Braintree, Massachusetts
Solitary stones tell the story of an early battle in one of colonial America’s most brutal and forgotten wars.
Montague, Massachusetts
Small shop offering mail-order rare and exotic plants.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Springfield, Massachusetts
This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.
Belchertown, Massachusetts
This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.
Sunderland, Massachusetts
This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
Springfield, Massachusetts
This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.
Springfield, Massachusetts
This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.
West Springfield, Massachusetts
The oldest brick saltbox house in America.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.