Amherst, Massachusetts
Stearns Steeple
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
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Amherst, Massachusetts
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Stowe, Vermont
Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Ein Gedi, Israel
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.
Almon, Israel
A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.
Jerusalem, Israel
This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.
Boston, Massachusetts
Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.
Boston, Massachusetts
This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.
Boston, Massachusetts
A school used as a model for public education across the country.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Chumkopó, Mexico
A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.