Sutton, Massachusetts
Purgatory Chasm
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
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Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Quincy, Massachusetts
From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.
Boston, Massachusetts
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
Weston, Massachusetts
This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Webster, Massachusetts
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.
Newport, Rhode Island
A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.
Freetown, Massachusetts
This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Providence, Rhode Island
This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.
Polk City, Florida
The world's largest private aircraft collection.
Barre, Massachusetts
Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Montreal, Québec
This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.
Boston, Massachusetts
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.