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North Adams, Massachusetts

Natural Bridge State Park

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

Fascination parlor still in operation on Nantasket Beach.
Permanently Closed

Hull, Massachusetts

Nantasket Fascination Parlor

The only remaining place where you can play this century-old game for cash.

The Granite Railway Incline.

Quincy, Massachusetts

Granite Railway Incline

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

Quabbin Reservoir

Ware, Massachusetts

Quabbin Reservoir

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

The exhibit.

North Adams, Massachusetts

Gunnar Schonbeck Exhibit

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

Deed Rock.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Deed Rock

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

The Mark I

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments Mark I

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

Redemption Rock

Princeton, Massachusetts

Redemption Rock

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

Dighton Rock

Berkley, Massachusetts

Dighton Rock

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

Worcester State Hospital.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester State Hospital

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

The Florida, MA, mouth of the Hoosac Tunnel.

North Adams, Massachusetts

Hoosac Tunnel

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

Spectacle Island Sea Glass Beaches

Quincy, Massachusetts

Spectacle Island Sea Glass Beaches

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

The iron door that currently marks the entrance to the cave

Lynn, Massachusetts

Dungeon Rock

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

Echo Bridge

Newton, Massachusetts

Echo Bridge

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Interior exhibitions at Musée Patamécanique,

Bristol, Rhode Island

Musée Patamécanique

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

Ireland Unfree Will Never Be At Peace Mural

Boston, Massachusetts

Ireland Unfree Will Never Be At Peace Mural

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

"Cultural Heroes."

Boston, Massachusetts

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

Lucy Parsons Center

Boston, Massachusetts

Lucy Parsons Center

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Upton Chamber.

Upton, Massachusetts

Upton Chamber

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

Spencer Brewery
Permanently Closed

Spencer, Massachusetts

Spencer Brewery

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

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