Boston, Massachusetts
World's Largest Air-Insulated Van de Graaff Generator
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
Putney, Vermont
A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.
Framingham, Massachusetts
The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.
Framingham, Massachusetts
This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Kennebunkport, Maine
The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
Cornish, New Hampshire
The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
North Andover, Massachusetts
The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.
Lowell, Massachusetts
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Lenox, Massachusetts
The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.
North Adams, Massachusetts
This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
Charlemont, Massachusetts
A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.
London, England
A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.