Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.
Boston, Massachusetts
A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."
Boston, Massachusetts
"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."
Boston, Massachusetts
This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.
Boston, Massachusetts
An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
Boston, Massachusetts
An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously inhabited private home in the United States.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.
Boston, Massachusetts
A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.
Salem, Massachusetts
Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.
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
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
Newburyport, Massachusetts
A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.
Providence, Rhode Island
A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.
Parksville, New York
This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.