Amherst, Massachusetts
Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet
This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.
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Amherst, Massachusetts
This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.
Adams, Massachusetts
The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Petersham, Massachusetts
All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.
Halifax, Massachusetts
A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.
Eastham, Massachusetts
The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
Boston, Massachusetts
This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.
Petersham, Massachusetts
This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.
Whitman, Massachusetts
This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.