Boston, Massachusetts
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In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
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Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Hingham, Massachusetts
Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
Mendon, Vermont
Small rustic cabin nested in the mountains of Killington, Vermont.
Underhill, Vermont
This path is named for a mythical half-boar, half-deer creature that once roamed the Green Mountains.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Salisbury, Connecticut
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.
Casper, Wyoming
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Brevard, North Carolina
This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.