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Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.