Westminster, Massachusetts
The Spite Wall
One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.
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Westminster, Massachusetts
One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.
Berlin, Massachusetts
The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.
Brattleboro, Vermont
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
New Boston, New Hampshire
This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.
Orange, Massachusetts
A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Glocester, Rhode Island
A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Clinton, Massachusetts
One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.
Dennis, Massachusetts
This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
Barre, Massachusetts
Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
Leominster, Massachusetts
This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.
Princeton, Massachusetts
This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
Leominster, Massachusetts
Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.
Princeton, Massachusetts
The haunting history of a little girl lost.
Keene, New Hampshire
A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.