Cambridge, Massachusetts
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments Mark I
This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.
Marlboro, Massachusetts
America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.
Harvard, Massachusetts
This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.
Ashland, Massachusetts
This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.
Portsmouth, Virginia
A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Boston, Massachusetts
What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The oldest playground in America.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.
College Township, Pennsylvania
This 19th century machine put animals (including humans) in boxes to study how they metabolized calories.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
A museum and research center dedicated to preserving the history of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.