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A Medieval Water Tower in the Heart of Massachusetts
Lawson Tower holds the dubious distinction of being the most ostentatious water tower ever created. Although it functions as a simple water holding tank it is contained within a 153ft medieval... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Dylan
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death
"Stay! thou this tomb that passeth by,
And think how soon that thou may'st die..."
The morbid imagery on the headstones in Boston's oldest cemeteries—such as skulls and crossed bones, winged... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta and wythe
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons
The location unknown even by many locals, deserted Dogtown in Gloucester, Massachusetts has been the focus of many a ghost story and urban legend.
Dogtown has a long history, started in 1693.... »
Ghost Towns | Edited by remlee, Annetta and others
A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum
Tucked into a wooden box in the Boston Athenaeum library is a curious book. The book has "a slightly bumpy texture, like soft sandpaper" and bears the title "Hic Liber Waltonis Cute Compactus... »
Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Dylan, ack sed and others
Behind a chain link fence on an industrial road in Turners Falls, the sounds and smells of a jungle greet me as I open the door and step inside. Upon entering the unassuming building, I am face to... »
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Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find
Located on the back roads of western Massachusetts, amidst historic buildings, and a serene river landscape, the Montague Book Mill has 25,000 books jammed into a 175 year old building perched... »
Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Outrider and Dylan
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system
John Hayes Hammond Jr. was resourceful man. As a little boy he visited Edison's laboratory with his wealthy father, and South African mining magnate, John Hays Hammond Sr. The young Hammond Jr.... »
Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Taoist, Annetta and others
Elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest
Martini Junction is a model train built in the Needham Town Forest. It consists of 120 feet of track, supported in places by elaborate wooden supports, a station with a human-scale table and... »
Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Annetta, Dylan and others
A Boston medical museum featuring the skull of famous medical case Phineas Gage
"Mortui Vivos Docent; The Dead Teach the Living." So said Dr. John Collins Warren. Like many medical men of his day, Dr. Warren collected anatomical and pathological specimens to help in his... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others
Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere
The Higgins Armoury Museum is set within an Art Deco pseudo-castle. Decked out with tall flags, it can be seen from the nearby highway.
Inside, the Higgins is larger than it appears from the... »
Unique Collections | Edited by talkstosocks and wythe
