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Medfield, Massachusetts

Medfield State Hospital

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.
kendrawashere Added by kendrawashere
Boston, Massachusetts

The Ether Dome

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Added by mbattles
Boston, Massachusetts

Museum of Bad Art

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Gloucester, Massachusetts

Hammond Castle Museum

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Added by Taoist
Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Boston, Massachusetts

Bodega

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
themakebelieve Added by themakebelieve
Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
michelle Added by michelle
Bangor, Maine

Bangor Police Museum

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.
RoadUnraveled Added by RoadUnraveled
Portland, Maine

Fort Gorges

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Drew412T Added by Drew412T
Portland, Maine

Umbrella Cover Museum

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Added by willowbee
Houlton, Maine

Maine Solar System Model

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
Added by sbplama
Woodstock, Maine

The World's Largest Telephone

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
Thomaston, Maine

Maine State Prison Showroom

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Kittery, Maine

Smuttynose Island

Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.
John Pittman Added by John Pittman
Bethel, Maine

World Traveler Signpost

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
hana Added by hana
New Portland, Maine

Wire Bridge

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.
Added by dzavotsky
Yarmouth, Maine

Eartha

The world's largest rotating world.
michelle Added by michelle
York, Maine

Boon Island Light

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.
Added by Ella Koeze
York, Maine

Wiggly Bridge

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
amandabears5000 Added by amandabears5000
Bangor, Maine

Stephen King's Former House

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Beverly, Massachusetts

Mice Manor

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.
Added by cauer
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts

Singing Beach at Manchester-By-The-Sea

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
treeswithknees Added by treeswithknees
Nashua, New Hampshire

Country Tavern Restaurant

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

U.S.S. Albacore

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.
GregBoggis Added by GregBoggis