This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Where Eunice Williams was murdered by natives, and where locals say her ghost still haunts.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.