Charlottesville, Virginia
The Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
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Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Hanover, New Hampshire
The strange, ritualistic-seeming 100+ year old basement of a New Hampshire undergrad society.
Hanover, New Hampshire
3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.
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.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Scituate, Massachusetts
A Medieval Water Tower in the Heart of Massachusetts.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Hull, Massachusetts
The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.
Scituate, Massachusetts
A quaint museum nestled in a former hub of Irish moss harvesting.
Scituate, Massachusetts
Site of the creepy house used in Lucio Fulci's "The House by the Cemetery."
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.
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.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Boston, Massachusetts
Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.
Milton, Massachusetts
The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.
Hull, Massachusetts
A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Boston, Massachusetts
Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.