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Boston, Massachusetts
The Paul Revere House
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
42.3637, -71.0563
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Willey House Site
This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.
44.1550, -71.3630
Medford, Massachusetts
Site of 'Jingle Bells' Composition
The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.
42.4185, -71.1100
Waltham, Massachusetts
Metropolitan State Hospital (MSH)
Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.
42.4055, -71.2136
Somerville, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill Tower
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
42.3817, -71.0935
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sky Bar
Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.
42.3619, -71.4166
Weston, Massachusetts
Norumbega Tower
This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.
42.3537, -71.2636
Boston, Massachusetts
Smith Court
In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.
42.3601, -71.0653
Somerville, Massachusetts
Emerson’s Pickle Factory Plaque
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
42.4007, -71.1173
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Ford's Folly
This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.
42.3541, -71.4600
Devens, Massachusetts
Sweetheart Memorial
A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.
42.5475, -71.6086
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Where Shute Fell
This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.
42.4523, -71.0963
Groton, Massachusetts
Bancroft Castle
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
42.6085, -71.5598
Marlboro, Massachusetts
The John Brown Bell
America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.
42.3474, -71.5460
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Ponyhenge
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
42.4019, -71.3288
Clinton, Massachusetts
Fuller Field
One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.
42.4283, -71.6825
Freetown, Massachusetts
Profile Rock
This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.
41.7958, -71.0550
Harvard, Massachusetts
Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard
This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.
42.5312, -71.5551
Hudson, Massachusetts
American Heritage Museum
One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.
42.3945, -71.5057
Medfield, Massachusetts
Medfield State Hospital
Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.
42.2072, -71.3313
Danvers, Massachusetts
Danvers State Hospital
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
42.5824, -70.9775
Leominster, Massachusetts
Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed
The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.
42.5154, -71.7258
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Busta Rhymes Island
One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.
42.2843, -71.7408
Princeton, Massachusetts
Grave of Martha Keyes
The haunting history of a little girl lost.
42.4564, -71.8837
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