Newburyport, Massachusetts
Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue
The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.
Rockport, Massachusetts
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Lynn, Massachusetts
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
Beverly, Massachusetts
Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.
Beverly, Massachusetts
A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.