Places sweetm917 Wants to Go

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.