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New Bedford, Massachusetts
The Oozing Whale Skeleton of New Bedford
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
41.6355, -70.9231
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield Money Tree
Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.
42.5869, -72.6249
Ware, Massachusetts
Quabbin Reservoir
The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.
42.3621, -72.3015
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Glacial Potholes
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
42.6037, -72.7381
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Bridge of Flowers
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
42.6041, -72.7405
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Dinosaur Footprints of Holyoke
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
42.2417, -72.6234
Sunderland, Massachusetts
The Buttonball Tree
This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
42.4688, -72.5784
Providence, Rhode Island
Edna Lawrence Nature Lab
An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.
41.8270, -71.4080
Clinton, Massachusetts
Clinton Tunnel
This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.
42.4051, -71.6840
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Ponyhenge
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
42.4019, -71.3288
Rutland, Massachusetts
Rutland Prison Camp
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
42.4032, -72.0023
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
Rock House Reservation
A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.
42.2353, -72.1412
Boston, Massachusetts
Jamaica Pond Bench
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
42.3170, -71.1172
Petersham, Massachusetts
Town of Dana
All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.
42.4178, -72.2337
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastern State Penitentiary
World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.
39.9673, -75.1737
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
39.9535, -75.1768
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.
42.6376, -73.1662
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Mount Monadnock
Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.
42.8614, -72.1081
Providence, Rhode Island
H.P. Lovecraft House
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
41.8286, -71.4052
Providence, Rhode Island
Fleur-De-Lys Studio
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
41.8277, -71.4086
Webster, Massachusetts
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
42.0409, -71.8438
Worcester, Massachusetts
Bancroft Tower
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
42.2755, -71.8173
Worcester, Massachusetts
Burnside Fountain - Turtle Boy
The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.
42.2614, -71.8003
Worcester, Massachusetts
Higgins Armory Museum
Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.
42.2991, -71.7990
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