Rochester, Massachusetts
Witch Rock
Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.
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Rochester, Massachusetts
Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.
North Adams, Massachusetts
This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.
Boston, Massachusetts
Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.
Whitman, Massachusetts
This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.
Leominster, Massachusetts
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Concord, Massachusetts
The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Boston, Massachusetts
This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.