places that may be of interest to Luke P. O'Brien

by Emily J Dudek

78 Items

Jonesport, Maine

Maine Central Model Railroad

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

R Stemple

Added by R Stemple

Brattleboro, Vermont

Estey Organ Museum

Play everything you see at a museum dedicated to a town's historic organ industry.

Anna Kusmer

Added by Anna Kusmer

Bennington, Vermont

Lincoln Square

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Poet's Seat Tower

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

Added by alt219

Springfield, Massachusetts

Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Added by gcking

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.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Boston, Massachusetts

All Saints Way

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Added by amrpr2010

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Bridge of Flowers

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

Added by Jacque

North Adams, Massachusetts

Hoosac Tunnel

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

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

North Adams, Massachusetts

Natural Bridge State Park

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

kensears37

Added by kensears37

Boston, Massachusetts

Rose Kennedy Rose Garden

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

alinekaplan

Added by alinekaplan

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Longfellow House

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

Dustin Stonecipher

Added by Dustin Stonecipher

Boston, Massachusetts

The Sacred Cod

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Amherst, Massachusetts

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Boston, Massachusetts

Fenway Victory Gardens

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Added by printern

Lenox, Massachusetts

The Mount

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Ware, Massachusetts

Quabbin Reservoir

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

Added by sparepart23

Lynn, Massachusetts

High Rock Tower

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

JaRz INSANATORIUM Adventures

Added by JaRz INSANATORIUM Adventures

North Adams, Massachusetts

Gunnar Schonbeck Exhibit

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Charlemont, Massachusetts

'Hail to the Sunrise'

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Added by blincolnw

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cathedral of Learning

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Added by clarkbhm

Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Roadside America

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Added by impossiblesoul

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bayernhof Music Museum

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Morristown, New Jersey

Morris Museum

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

michelle

Added by michelle

New York, New York

Tom's Restaurant

The "Seinfeld" diner.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Galway, Ireland

Landing Site of the First Transatlantic Flight

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

Added by JenPenguin

Brooklyn, New York

New York Transit Museum

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Galway, Ireland

Brigit's Celtic Garden

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

Added by Mylesnag

Galway, Ireland

Seven Churches

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

catieleary

Added by catieleary

Athenry, Ireland

Athenry Dominican Priory

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

tomlittle

Added by tomlittle

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin General Post Office

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Petersham, Massachusetts

Town of Dana

All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

Ophelia Ravenia

Added by Ophelia Ravenia

Public Museum of the Moscow Metro

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.

Added by spokospoko

London, England

Down Street Underground Station

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

AmunyAnkhesenra

Added by AmunyAnkhesenra

Zittau, Germany

Zittau Narrow-Gauge Railway

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Glenfinnan, Scotland

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Netherlands

Veenmuseum

Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

Added by pauljonkerhoffren

Newport, Rhode Island

Hidden Train in a Cherub Relief

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

e1savage

Added by e1savage

Seattle, Washington

Orient Express Restaurant

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

steedjb

Added by steedjb

London, England

London Transport Museum Depot

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Added by srfmoyle2010

Cape May, New Jersey

Sometimes Train Tracks of Sunset Beach

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

timmccglynn

Added by timmccglynn

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grand Maket Rossiya (Grand Model of Russia)

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

London, England

Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Neyagawa-shi, Japan

Kayashima Station

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Wuppertal, Germany

Lego Bridge

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Budapest, Hungary

Istvántelek Train Yard

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

Chicago, Illinois

Great Train Story Diorama

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Cincinnati, Ohio

Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

Thought and Sight

Added by Thought and Sight