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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Old Burial Ground

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Dustin Stonecipher Added by Dustin Stonecipher
Upton, Massachusetts

Upton Chamber

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Added by Sam Bishop
Salem, Massachusetts

Black Veil Shoppe of Drear & Wonder

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Added by Peterboy
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Joseph Allen Skinner Museum

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.
Added by wwatson
Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston Stone

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.
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Greenfield, Massachusetts

Poet's Seat Tower

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

Hut of Refuge

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.
kastoory Added by kastoory
Rockport, Massachusetts

Paper House

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Dylan Added by Dylan
New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Oozing Whale Skeleton of New Bedford

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
inksplatter Added by inksplatter
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston History Dioramas

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.
alinekaplan Added by alinekaplan
Cambridge, Massachusetts

O'Reilly Spite House

This is the house that spite built.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Boston, Massachusetts

Jamaica Pond Bench

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
Ophelia Ravenia Added by Ophelia Ravenia
Hull, Massachusetts

Fort Standish

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.
kastoory Added by kastoory
Medford, Massachusetts

Black Dahlia Memorial

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Blaschka Glass Flowers

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Springfield, Massachusetts

The Titanic Museum

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.
KaliaK Added by KaliaK
Sheffield, Massachusetts

Thom Reed UFO Monument Park

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Modica Way

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.
Added by jnnymr
Newbury, Massachusetts

Plum Island Pink House

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.
whitneykaharick Added by whitneykaharick
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester State Hospital

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.
PhotoSarah Added by PhotoSarah
Danvers, Massachusetts

Rebecca Nurse Homestead and Graveyard

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.
Added by andymoff
Boston, Massachusetts

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Becket, Massachusetts

Becket Land Trust Historic Quarry and Forest

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.
Added by cynicalsunshine