Leominster, Massachusetts
Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
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Leominster, Massachusetts
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
Harvard, Massachusetts
This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.
Westford, Massachusetts
A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.
Lowell, Massachusetts
A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.
Lowell, Massachusetts
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.
Hartford, Connecticut
This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Windham, Connecticut
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Foster, Rhode Island
As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.
Orange, Massachusetts
The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Orange, Massachusetts
A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.
Petersham, Massachusetts
All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.
Princeton, Massachusetts
The haunting history of a little girl lost.
Princeton, Massachusetts
This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.
Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
Gardner, Massachusetts
This donated headstone marks the grave of a pair of elderly women who were mysteriously murdered.