New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
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New York, New York
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Washington, D.C.
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects
Somerville, Massachusetts
A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
A safe space and resource for anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Boston, Massachusetts
This sculpture dedicated to a pioneering labor unionist and civil rights activist is located inside a busy Boston train station.
Boston, Massachusetts
This plaque is dedicated to a historic hotel’s Canine Ambassador and the subject of two children’s books.
Boston, Massachusetts
America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Boston, Massachusetts
A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the first World Series
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Providence, Rhode Island
This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”