Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Entomology Collection
This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.
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Amherst, Massachusetts
This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.
North Andover, Massachusetts
The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.
Framingham, Massachusetts
The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.
Ashland, Massachusetts
Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.
Franklin, Massachusetts
A stone marker dedicated to the “Father of American Education.”
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
Boston, Massachusetts
A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a college founder's alleged ancestor who was martyred in 1555.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.
Northampton, Massachusetts
A series of murals depict the evolution of plant life from the Precambrian to the modern day.
Amherst, Massachusetts
A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world.
Westford, Massachusetts
This sculpture memorializes the town's connection to the famous horror author Edgar Allan Poe.
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
This solitary stone engraved with a poem from 1852 has a mysterious and tragic past.
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Tales of ghosts, cryptids, and true crime rise from the murky waters of the largest freshwater wetland in Massachusetts.
Oxford, Massachusetts
Solitary stone structures and a tale of tragedy are all that remains of a historic settlement built by French Protestant refugees.
Norton, Massachusetts
Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.
Taunton, Massachusetts
This rocking chair headstone is allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl.
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
Taunton, Massachusetts
This historic psychiatric hospital is haunted by its chilling past.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.