Medford, Massachusetts
Sagamore John Burial Monument
The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.
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Medford, Massachusetts
The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.
Westford, Massachusetts
An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.
Boston, Massachusetts
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.
Boston, Massachusetts
Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Hingham, Massachusetts
Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.
Framingham, Massachusetts
A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Centuries after this 12th-century abbey had fallen to ruin, it became known for the strawberries and cream served in its gardens.
Dunmore, Scotland
Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."
Boston, Massachusetts
A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.
Ansó, Spain
Among the best preserved megalithic monuments in the Aragón river valley.
Kočani, North Macedonia
A mosaic monument that commemorates the historical struggles of the people of North Macedonia.
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.