Somerville, Massachusetts
Elfland
A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.
Places I've been
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Somerville, Massachusetts
A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.
North Miami Beach, Florida
St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.
Lemont, Illinois
This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.
Hillside, Illinois
Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Hoboken, New Jersey
A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.
Hoboken, New Jersey
The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.