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Harmonic Bridge

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

42.7009, -73.1137

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The Florida, MA, mouth of the Hoosac Tunnel.

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Hoosac Tunnel

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

42.6754, -73.0913

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Natural Bridge State Park

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

42.7066, -73.0905

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Massachusetts War Memorial Tower at the Summit

Adams, Massachusetts

Mount Greylock

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

42.6376, -73.1662

Added by thomasharper

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Trail Sign for the Snow Hole

Petersburg, New York

The Snow Hole

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

42.7590, -73.2807

Added by exploringnaperville

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The Burnt Hill Stone Circle

Heath, Massachusetts

Burnt Hill Stone Circle

A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.

42.6734, -72.8218

Added by tomdmorganti

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Jennings Hall, a.k.a. Hill House

North Bennington, Vermont

Jennings Hall

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

42.9204, -73.2358

Added by JWOcker

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