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OhMegan

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A book hoarder's dream come true.
Permanently Closed

Salem, Massachusetts

Derby Square Bookstore

"Try not to knock anything over!"

Mason Square Basketball Monument
Permanently Closed

Springfield, Massachusetts

Mason Park Basketball Monument

This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.

Old North Burying Ground

North Andover, Massachusetts

Old North Burying Ground

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

Massachusetts Peace Statue

Orange, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Peace Statue

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

View of the Spite Wall from across the street.

Westminster, Massachusetts

The Spite Wall

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.

Boston Hotel Buckminster

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Hotel Buckminster

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

Front entry

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Herman Melville's Arrowhead

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

Pilgrim Hall Museum

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Pilgrim Hall Museum

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

Forbes Library

Northampton, Massachusetts

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

First Encounter Beach Placard

Eastham, Massachusetts

First Encounter Beach Plaque

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Worcester Common Burial Ground

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Common Burial Ground

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Loines Observatory at 59 Milk Street in Nantucket.

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Maria Mitchell Association

Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.

The Barney Mausoleum.

Springfield, Massachusetts

Barney Family Mausoleum

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

Windows in Hanna's bedroom

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Greater Light

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.

The Brickyard's chimney.

Chilmark, Massachusetts

The Brickyard

A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.

Star Market jutting out over the highway

Newton, Massachusetts

Star Market

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, with Fresnel lens.

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

Holy Hill

Harvard, Massachusetts

Holy Hill of Zion

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

The boardwalk stretching out over the marsh at low tide.

Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Boardwalk

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

Bicentennial Chair

Gardner, Massachusetts

Bicentennial Chair

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

An early pair of vibrating panties

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Toys of Eros

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

The Three Light House

Eastham, Massachusetts

Three Sisters Lighthouses

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

Flying Horses Carousel.

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Flying Horses Carousel

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

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