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alinekaplan

Aline is a blogger and writer. Her social commentary blog, The Next Phase, appears multiple times a week. Every Thursday it features a post about places in and around Boston, including hidden gems and statues. As a docent for Boston by Foot, Aline leads historical and architectural tours of Boston. As a tour guide for Haunted Boston, Aline gives ghost tours of the city. Aline is the author of two published science fiction novels and multiple short stories. She is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and a long-term member of the Spacecrafts writers group. She is a graduate of Northeastern University and lives in Hudson, MA.

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Boston, Massachusetts

Cocoanut Grove Fire Plaque

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Boston, Massachusetts

Exchange Place Staircase to Nowhere

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

alinekaplan

Added by alinekaplan

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston History Dioramas

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

alinekaplan

Added by alinekaplan

Moncton, New Brunswick

Moncton Tidal Bore

Twice a day, the water of the Petitcodiac River flows upstream in a surfable wave.

eleskog

Added by eleskog

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's "Black Sea"

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

Boston, Massachusetts

North End "Peninsula"

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Added by lcbudd14

Florence, Italy

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

ruggero

Added by ruggero

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Dylan

Bordeaux, France

Miroir d'eau

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

SamM

Savannah, Georgia

Colonial Park Cemetery

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Valley of the Temples Memorial Park

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Added by mbison

Seattle, Washington

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Added by Myconinja

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Tower

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Josh

New York, New York

Trinity Churchyard

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Whittier, Alaska

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

KHotspur

Added by KHotspur

Québec City, Québec

Château Frontenac

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser