Cambridge, Massachusetts
Longfellow House
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'
Glover, Vermont
Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.
Glover, Vermont
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Leverett, Massachusetts
This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.
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
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Take a step inside the picturesque studio of America’s most renowned sculptor.
Cornish, New Hampshire
The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Dummerston, Vermont
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Binghamton, New York
An allegedly haunted testament to a local businessman's desire for status, posterity, and charity.
Binghamton, New York
This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Jamestown, New York
Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
Jamestown, New York
The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.
Jamestown, New York
This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Ireland
This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.
Ireland
Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.