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Hoosac Tunnel

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

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Harmonic Bridge

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

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Natural Bridge State Park

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

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Gunnar Schonbeck Exhibit

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

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Hillside Cemetery

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

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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.

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5 miles from North Adams

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The Snow Hole

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

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9 miles from North Adams

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