Somerville, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill Tower
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
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
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Medford, Massachusetts
The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.
Medford, Massachusetts
Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."
Medford, Massachusetts
The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.
Boston, Massachusetts
Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.
Marlboro, Massachusetts
America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.
Ashland, Massachusetts
A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.
Lowell, Massachusetts
A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.
Lowell, Massachusetts
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.