Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich Devil’s Footprint
According to legend, the Devil left a footprint behind after an epic showdown with a traveling priest.
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Rockport, Massachusetts
Motif No. 1
This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.
Framingham, Massachusetts
The Old Field of 1800
Two stone markers honor the Nipmuc people who first settled here millennia ago.
Framingham, Massachusetts
The Plymouth Church
Location of the first public performance and singing of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Framingham, Massachusetts
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection
The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Sarah Clayes House
A home built and settled by a refugee of the Salem Witch Trials.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Stone's Bridge
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Graves of John Cloyce & Abraham Rice
In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Lothrop Wight Penny
This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Crispus Attucks Bridge
This bridge is dedicated to an escaped slave and one of the first people killed in the American Revolution
Framingham, Massachusetts
Grave of Peter Salem
The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Learned Pond
The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Salem, Massachusetts
The Parker Brothers’ Grave
They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Shay’s Rebellion Last Battle Site
A stone monument marks the location of the final battle of an armed uprising which had a significant impact on the creation of the US Constitution.
Boston, Massachusetts
‘Good Will Hunting’ Bench
The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.
Leuven, Belgium
The Inventor of Time Travel Plaque
Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
Bakersfield, California
Big Shoe Repair
Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.
Washington, D.C.
Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
Washington, D.C.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
