Kinderhook, New York
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
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Kinderhook, New York
At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Wander the sprawling living museum on the site of one of a 16th-century community.
West Boylston, Massachusetts
The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Middletown, Connecticut
This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.
Middletown, Connecticut
In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
Palmyra, New York
Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.
Batavia, New York
A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.
Ashtabula, Ohio
A monument to the “unrecognized dead” of the tragic 1876 train crash.
Greensburg, Indiana
For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
On the grounds of this study, Lew Wallace composed "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and many other works.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nature and art meet in this curvy creation
Boston, Massachusetts
A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."
Boston, Massachusetts
This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.
Boston, Massachusetts
The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.
Boston, Massachusetts
The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.
Boston, Massachusetts
The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.
Boston, Massachusetts
This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Boston, Massachusetts
This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.