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HERMAN MELVILLE'S ARROWHEAD
Pittsfield
Places associated with famous people to visit
This lovely building is a long way from the ocean. And yet, it was within ...Read more
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VENTFORT HALL - HOME OF GILDED AGE
Lenox
Monuments to visit
In the Morgan family, ask for the sister! While her brother was the founder ...Read more
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THE MOUNT - EDITH WHARTON'S HOME
Lenox
Places associated with famous people to visit
If the American writer Edith Wharton, who received the Pulitzer Prize in ...Read more
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CHATHAM LIGHTHOUSE
Chatham
Monuments to visit
It's a very pleasant stroll along the ocean that awaits you at the end of ...Read more
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GREATER LIGHT
Nantucket
Mansion to visit
Sisters Gertrude and Hanna Monaghan, two Quakers from Philadelphia, bought ...Read more
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FIRE HOSE CART HOUSE
Nantucket
Monuments to visit
This barn was built forty years after the great fire that devastated ...Read more
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Naumkeag House AND Gardens
Stockbridge
Mansion to visit
This surprising mansion belonged to Joseph Choate, his wife Caroline and ...Read more
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MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Concord
Military monuments
This vast historical park is intended to commemorate the battles of ...Read more
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LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK
Lowell
Monuments to visit
The town of Lowell played a major role in the development of the textile ...Read more
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NOBSKA POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Woods Hole
Towers to visit
This lighthouse, built in 1829, is located on the southern tip of Cape Cod. ...Read more
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EAST CHOP LIGHTHOUSE
Oak Bluffs
Towers to visit
Built in 1878, this lighthouse is located at the top of a cliff overlooking ...Read more
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EDGARTOWN LIGHTHOUSE
Edgartown
Towers to visit
This is Edgartown's pretty lighthouse, signalling to boats the entrance to ...Read more
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BRANT POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Nantucket
Towers to visit
The beautiful lighthouse in Nantucket was built in 1746, when the whaling ...Read more
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WEST CHOP LIGHT
Vineyard Haven
Towers to visit
In total, Martha's Vineyard has five lighthouses. This is the only one in ...Read more
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SANKATY HEAD LIGHT
Siasconset
Monuments to visit
The Siasconset Lighthouse is as good as its neighbor in Nantucket! Located ...Read more
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OLD CITY HALL
Boston
Public buildings to visit
This beautiful building, whose construction was completed in 1865, served ...Read more
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CAPTAIN VALENTINE PEASE HOUSE
Edgartown
Mansion to visit
Captain Valentine Pease's house, built between 1822 and 1836, is one of the ...Read more
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HARVARD SCIENCE CENTER
Cambridge
Schools colleges and universities to visit
The Science Center stands out for its modernist architecture. The main ...Read more
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MASSASOIT STATUE
Plymouth
Monuments to visit
Just across from Pilgrim Memorial State Park and Plymouth Rock stands a ...Read more
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PLYMOUTH ROCK - PILGRIM MEMORIAL STATE PARK
Plymouth
Monuments to visit
This large rock with the date 1620 engraved on it is said to represent the ...Read more
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MEMORIAL HALL - SANDERS THEATER
Cambridge
Operas and theaters to visit
The Memorial Hall is an imposing Victorian Gothic style building completed ...Read more
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CUSTOM HOUSE
Boston
Monuments to visit
Built in the mid-19th century, the Custom House Tower has been an iconic ...Read more
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THE HISTORIC MARINER'S HOME
New Bedford
Public buildings to visit
This building is the oldest in New Bedford Whaling National Historical ...Read more
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SPOONER HOUSE
Plymouth
Mansion to visit
Built in 1749 for a widow, this historic Plymouth house is managed by the ...Read more
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GAY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
Aquinnah
Monuments to visit
Gay Head lighthouse is known to be one of the best sunset spots on the ...Read more
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THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Quincy
Libraries to visit
The Thomas Crane Public Library is a public library located in Quincy, ...Read more
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JETHRO COFFIN HOUSE - OLD HOUSE
Nantucket
Monuments to visit
It is the oldest building on the island, which was built in 1686 and is ...Read more
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FLYING HORSES CAROUSEL
Oak Bluffs
Monuments to visit
Next to the information booth, admire the oldest carousel in the country! ...Read more
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GINGERBREAD COTTAGES
Oak Bluffs
Monuments to visit
Here is the surprising jewel of Oak Bluffs, which makes this town look like ...Read more
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PILGRIM MONUMENT AND PROVINCETOWN MUSEUM
Provincetown
Monuments to visit
The monument (granite) commemorates the arrival of the Mayflower pilgrims ...Read more
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J. F. KENNEDY HISTORIC SITE
Brookline
Places associated with famous people to visit
John F. Kennedy was born in this wealthy house on the outskirts of Boston ...Read more
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PEIRCE-NICHOLS HOUSE
Salem
Places associated with famous people to visit
Built in 1784 by the renowned architect Samuel McIntre (1757-1811) for the ...Read more
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HAWTHORNE BIRTHPLACE
Salem
Places associated with famous people to visit
You may not know Nathaniel Hawthorne, but this native of Salem is a very ...Read more
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CROWNINSHIELD-BENTLEY HOUSE
Salem
Places associated with famous people to visit
Built in 1727 by Captain and merchant John Crowninshield, this colonial ...Read more