Salem, Massachusetts
Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie
Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
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Salem, Massachusetts
Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
Webster, Massachusetts
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
Boston, Massachusetts
A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Hingham, Massachusetts
Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.
Providence, Rhode Island
From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Tiroran, Scotland
On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Wanlockhead, Scotland
A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.
Mochrum, Scotland
Carved between 3500 and 1000 B.C., the distinctive carvings at this site are poorly understood.
Mochrum, Scotland
These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.
Glasgow, Scotland
The final resting place of one of the most important figures in the world of tea.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.
Comrie, Scotland
Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Dalmally, Scotland
This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.