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Boston, Massachusetts

Bell Ringing Chamber at Old North Church

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Necco Wafer Sculpture

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Greenfield, Massachusetts

Eunice Williams Covered Bridge

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.
kensears37 Added by kensears37
Concord, Massachusetts

Paul Revere Lantern

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
philognosis80 Added by philognosis80
Waltham, Massachusetts

Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.
rachelelizabethmaher Added by rachelelizabethmaher
Concord, Massachusetts

Orchard House

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
Maria Valeria Diaz Added by Maria Valeria Diaz
Somerville, Massachusetts

Old Powder House

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
kpres12 Added by kpres12
Needham, Massachusetts

Martini Junction

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.
Dedham, Massachusetts

Fairbanks House

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
anneobrien Added by anneobrien
Upton, Massachusetts

Upton Chamber

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Added by Sam Bishop
Greenfield, Massachusetts

Poet's Seat Tower

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Added by alt219
Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston Stone

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.
johnrchay Added by johnrchay
Peabody, Massachusetts

Grave of the Boston Strangler

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Amherst, Massachusetts

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Rockport, Massachusetts

Paper House

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Boston, Massachusetts

Site of Boston's First Bell

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
Sutton, Massachusetts

Purgatory Chasm

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Melissylvania Added by Melissylvania
North Adams, Massachusetts

Hoosac Tunnel

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Montague, Massachusetts

The Montague Book Mill

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Added by Outrider
Clinton, Massachusetts

Clinton Tunnel

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.
Ophelia Ravenia Added by Ophelia Ravenia
Boston, Massachusetts

Skinny House

Narrowest house in Boston.
Added by Sofy
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Pooh's House

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.
Added by cwhitenockleby
Boston, Massachusetts

Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.
mmvk Added by mmvk
Boston, Massachusetts

Lucy Parsons Center

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.
Added by Sofy