Amherst, Massachusetts
Emily Dickinson's Bedroom
The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.
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Amherst, Massachusetts
The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.
Concord, Massachusetts
One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
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."
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
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.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Highlands, New Jersey
These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
Trenton, New Jersey
One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Highlands, New Jersey
Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.
Cape May, New Jersey
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
Morristown, New Jersey
A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.