Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Sacco & Vanzetti Funeral
This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.
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Boston, Massachusetts
This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.
Boston, Massachusetts
This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
A Provincetown shop that sells exactly one thing — a pink cupcake — and whose owner fought the town for the right to keep selling it.
Salem, Massachusetts
An inn older than the Witch Trials.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The former headquarters for Whitey Bulger and the notorious Winter Hill Gang.
Boston, Massachusetts
An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A century-old factory reborn as an artist-run live-work building.
Boston, Massachusetts
This sculpture dedicated to a pioneering labor unionist and civil rights activist is located inside a busy Boston train station.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Earliest version of the American flag can be seen atop the hill where it first flew.
Boston, Massachusetts
A pair of antique trolleys are on display at one of the oldest subway stations in the United States.
Salem, Massachusetts
Sail on this replica of the first American privateer vessel to make a capture during the War of 1812.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A perfectly crafted Pre-Columbian artifact dating back to 600 CE.
Boston, Massachusetts
This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.
Arlington, Massachusetts
A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."
Boston, Massachusetts
These structures serve as a memorial to one of Boston’s most ambitious and controversial urban redevelopment projects.
Boston, Massachusetts
A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.
Boston, Massachusetts
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
Boston, Massachusetts
Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.