Boston, Massachusetts
Ruins of Schoolmaster Hill
Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Washington, D.C.
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Washington, D.C.
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Washington, D.C.
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Washington, D.C.
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Washington, D.C.
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.