Amherst, Massachusetts
Stearns Steeple
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
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Amherst, Massachusetts
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.
Marlboro, Massachusetts
America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."
Hingham, Massachusetts
Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.
Eastham, Massachusetts
These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.
Boston, Massachusetts
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
Boston, Massachusetts
A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The oldest playground in America.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.
Newburyport, Massachusetts
A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Boston, Massachusetts
In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.