Brookline, Massachusetts
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.
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Brookline, Massachusetts
This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.
Harvard, Massachusetts
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The homestead of American patriot John Adams.
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Washington, D.C.
Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Newport, Rhode Island
An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.
Boston, Massachusetts
An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.
Boston, Massachusetts
These structures serve as a memorial to one of Boston’s most ambitious and controversial urban redevelopment projects.
Boston, Massachusetts
Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.
Boston, Massachusetts
This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
A pair of antique trolleys are on display at one of the oldest subway stations in the United States.
Bermuda
The world's smallest drawbridge.
Washington, D.C.
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A neglected and disused parking garage ramp has become home street artists to share their art.