Concord, Massachusetts
Old North Bridge
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
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Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Harvard, Massachusetts
A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.
Amherst, Massachusetts
The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.
West Boylston, Massachusetts
The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
Chilmark, Massachusetts
A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.
Waltham, Massachusetts
This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Framingham, Massachusetts
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Eastham, Massachusetts
The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.
Boston, Massachusetts
Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Hull, Massachusetts
Last church of this militaristic WWII style.
Dennis, Massachusetts
This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
Boston, Massachusetts
A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.
Eastham, Massachusetts
These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.
Ashland, Massachusetts
This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.