Somerville, Massachusetts
Winter Hill Gang Headquarters
The former headquarters for Whitey Bulger and the notorious Winter Hill Gang.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
The former headquarters for Whitey Bulger and the notorious Winter Hill Gang.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Newton, Massachusetts
A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
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.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
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
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.