Somerville, Massachusetts
Old Powder House
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Boston, Massachusetts
What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."
Waltham, Massachusetts
Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
New Castle, New Hampshire
The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."
Greenfield, New Hampshire
This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire
Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Rockport, Massachusetts
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Boston, Massachusetts
This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.