Somerville, Massachusetts
Emerson’s Pickle Factory Plaque
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Boston, Massachusetts
This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Stratford, Connecticut
This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.
Mansfield, Connecticut
A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.
Mansfield, Connecticut
An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.
Hartford, Connecticut
A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.
Wilton, Connecticut
American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.
Storrs, Connecticut
Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.
Stratford, Connecticut
A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.
Manchester, Connecticut
An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.
Winchester, Connecticut
It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.
Essex, Connecticut
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.
Avon, Connecticut
This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.
East Haddam, Connecticut
One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.
Bristol, Connecticut
Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.
Middletown, Connecticut
A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.
Danbury, Connecticut
This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
East Haddam, Connecticut
The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.