Edinburgh, Scotland
Old Calton Cemetery
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
Montreal, Québec
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.
Boston, Massachusetts
Narrowest house in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
Boston, Massachusetts
A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Boston, Massachusetts
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Ayelet HaShahar, Israel
A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Dan, Israel
Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.