San Diego, California
Pearl of the Pacific
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
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San Diego, California
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
San Diego, California
A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Kennebunkport, Maine
The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
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."
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.
Fall River, Massachusetts
The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.
Newport, Rhode Island
An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.