Boston, Massachusetts
Site of Boston's First Bell
The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.
Petersham, Massachusetts
This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
New York, New York
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Stonington, Connecticut
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Essex, Connecticut
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.