Newburyport, Massachusetts
Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue
The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This imperial marble stele was given to Harvard by Chinese alumni in the 1930s.
Hull, Massachusetts
The original base for shipwreck rescues in Boston Harbor in the original Point Allerton Lifesaving Station opened in 1889.
Barnstable, Massachusetts
A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.
Charlton, Massachusetts
A 1926 cow tunnel that passes underneath the nation’s longest road.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Half-scale model of a historic ship in the children's section of Provincetown Public Library.
Brookline, Massachusetts
Marking the location of the secret headquarters for the Counterintelligence Corps in WWII.
Boston, Massachusetts
A giant sculpture head with an optical illusion dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops.
Fall River, Massachusetts
This monument, 60 feet tall and 30 feet wide, is an exact replica of one in Ponta Delgada, Azores.
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
A stone monument marks the location of the final battle of an armed uprising which had a significant impact on the creation of the US Constitution.
Arlington, Massachusetts
Historic house still contains bullet holes from an overlooked battle of the American Revolution.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
This historic vessel on display in Massachusetts made a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic.
Florida, Massachusetts
A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The former headquarters for Whitey Bulger and the notorious Winter Hill Gang.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Designed to represent the mushroom clouds the artists witnessed during nuclear testing.
Oxford, Massachusetts
Solitary stone structures and a tale of tragedy are all that remains of a historic settlement built by French Protestant refugees.
Florida, Massachusetts
Time has expired for eternity at this gravesite with a sense of humor.
Framingham, Massachusetts
This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.
Rockport, Massachusetts
This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the first World Series
Hawley, Massachusetts
The oldest flagstone charcoal kiln in New England serves as a reminder of the importance of land conservation and sustainability.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A perfectly crafted Pre-Columbian artifact dating back to 600 CE.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The Inuit kayak from Robert Peary's 1896 expedition to Greenland is now on display at a local library.
Amherst, Massachusetts
A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.