Ottawa, Ontario
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Ottawa, Ontario
A rare venue to buy specialty maps.
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France
A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.
Montreal, Québec
This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.
Dennis, Massachusetts
The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Portland, Maine
The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Rangeley, Maine
Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.
Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The homestead of American patriot John Adams.
Quincy, Massachusetts
From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Québec City, Québec
A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.
Québec City, Québec
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
Cape May, New Jersey
The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
Bronx, New York
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.