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Harvard Lampoon building.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Lampoon Building

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The Redstone Schoolhouse

Sudbury, Massachusetts

The Redstone Schoolhouse

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard

Harvard, Massachusetts

Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

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.

Georges Island

Hull, Massachusetts

Georges Island

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Memorial for Boston Light Keepers

Boston, Massachusetts

Memorial for Boston Light Keepers

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

Plimoth Patuxet

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plimoth Patuxet

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Faneuil Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Purgatory Chasm

Sutton, Massachusetts

Purgatory Chasm

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

Fort Independence

Boston, Massachusetts

Fort Independence (Castle Island)

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Massachusetts War Memorial Tower at the Summit

Adams, Massachusetts

Mount Greylock

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.

Hood Milk Bottle

Boston, Massachusetts

Hood Milk Bottle

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator demonstrates the power of electricity.

Boston, Massachusetts

World's Largest Air-Insulated Van de Graaff Generator

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Redemption Rock

Princeton, Massachusetts

Redemption Rock

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

Bridge and quay used in the shark attack scene.

Edgartown, Massachusetts

‘Jaws’ Bridge

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

Concord’s Colonial Inn

Concord, Massachusetts

Concord’s Colonial Inn

This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.

Old North Bridge

Concord, Massachusetts

Old North Bridge

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Old Stone Church

West Boylston, Massachusetts

Old Stone Church

The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.

The apple weighs more than 1,000 pounds.

Lancaster, Massachusetts

The Big Apple of New England

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

Clinton Tunnel

Clinton, Massachusetts

Clinton Tunnel

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

Fuller Field

Clinton, Massachusetts

Fuller Field

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

Rowlandson's Capture Historical Marker.

Lancaster, Massachusetts

Mary Rowlandson's Monument

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

Ralph Baer.

Manchester, New Hampshire

Ralph Baer Memorial

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

Rainbow Swash

Boston, Massachusetts

Rainbow Swash

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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