Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.