Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mattress Factory
Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Boston, Massachusetts
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.
Boston, Massachusetts
Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.
Brookline, Massachusetts
This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
A giant sculpture head with an optical illusion dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops.
Boston, Massachusetts
A pair of antique trolleys are on display at one of the oldest subway stations in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
This marble tower commemorates the first victory of George Washington and a major turning point in the American Revolution
Boston, Massachusetts
This plaque is dedicated to a historic hotel’s Canine Ambassador and the subject of two children’s books.
Boston, Massachusetts
This sculpture dedicated to a pioneering labor unionist and civil rights activist is located inside a busy Boston train station.
Boston, Massachusetts
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
Boston, Massachusetts
Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.