Boston, Massachusetts
AHAC Headquarters
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Newport, Rhode Island
The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Rochester, New York
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
Liberty, New York
This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Ware, Massachusetts
The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.
Boston, Massachusetts
Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Dedham, Massachusetts
The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.