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MASSACHUSETTS (Boston, Springfield, Salem, Worcester)

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United States – Massachusetts – Nantucket

United States – Massachussetts – Cape Cod

United States – Massachussetts – Southwick Jog

 

Islands
Martha’s Vineyard (MA)
Nantucket (MA)
BOSTON
LOWELL
NEW BEDFORD/FALL RIVER
SPRINGFIELD
WORCESTER Cities of the Americas

Villages and Small Towns
NEW BEDFORD
AMHERST
NANTUCKET
ROCKPORT
SHELBURNE FALLS
STOCKBRIDGE
PROVINCETOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT
Urban Legend:
Massachusetts – Plymouth: Plymouth Rock
Oak Bluffs: Flying Horses Carousel (oldest carousel in U.S.A.)
Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars
Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, Boston
Boston South Station
Boston: MBTA Green Line
MBTA Subway, Boston
Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Tunnel -Boston: Central Artery/Big Dig
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Edgartown: Martha’s Vineyard Museum|
Pittsfield: Berkshire Museum
Springfield: Springfield Museums
Castles, Palaces, Forts
Boston: Fort Independence
Boston: Fort Warren
Gloucester: Hammond Castle
Art Museums
Boston: Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Brockton: Fuller Craft Museum
Cambridge: Harvard Art Museums
North Adams: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
Salem: Peabody Essex Museum
Stockbridge: Norman Rockwell Museum
Williamstown: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
New Bedford: New Bedford Art Museum
House and Biographical Museums
Lincoln: Gropius House
Amherst: Emily Dickinson Museum
Boston: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Boston: Paul Revere’s House
Lenox: Edith Wharton’s Home
Lenox: Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio
Lenox: Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
New Bedford: Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum
Salem: House of the Seven Gables

Salem: Ropes Mansion and Garden
Salem: The Witch House at Salem
Salem: Yin Yu Tang
Stockbridge: Naumkeag
Architectural Delights
Boston: 500 Boylston Street
Boston: Boston City Hall
Boston: Prudential Tower
Cambridge: Harvard HouseZero
Cambridge: Kresge Auditorium
Cambridge: Ray and Maria Stata Center
Religious Temples
Boston: Old South Church
Boston: Trinity Church
Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums
Boston: Museum of Science
Waltham: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
Religious and Sacred Art Museums (including Islamic and Jewish Museums): Clinton: The Icon Museum
Monuments
Massachusetts – Adams: Veterans War Memorial Tower
Massachusetts – Boston: Bunker Hill Monument
Massachusetts – Lexington: Captain John Parker Statue
Massachusetts – Plymouth: National Monument to the Forefathers
World of Nature: Great Meadow National Wildlife Refuge
Botanical Gardens
Northamptonn: Botanic Garden of Smith College
Stockbridge: Berkshire Botanical Garden
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines: Massachusetts -Shelburne Falls: Shelburne Falls Potholes
Zoos
Boston: Franklin Park Zoo
Deerfield: Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
Mendon: Southwick’s Zoo
Aquariums: Boston: New England Aquarium
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures
Agawam: Six Flags New England
Boston: Boston Children’s Museum
Carver: Edaville Family Theme Park
Beaches: Race Point Beach

Hospitality Legends
Boston: Bell in Hand Tavern
Boston: Omni Parker Hotel
Boston: Union Oyster House Restaurant
Well-being: Brewery – Samuel Adams
Lighthouses
North Truro: Highland Lighthouse
Scituate: Scituate Lighthouse
Brant Point Lighthouse
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges
Cambridge: John W. Weeks Footbridge
Massachusetts – Concord: North Bridge
Massachusetts -Shelbourne Falls: Bridge of Flowers
Museums – Decorative Arts, Design, Fashion: Sandwich: Sandwich Glass Museum
Music, Film and Photography Museums: Amherst: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Sports Museums
Holyoke: International Volleyball Hall of Fame
Springfield: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Maritime/Ship Museums
Barnstaple: Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Boston: Tea Party Ships and Museum
Boston: USS Constitution Museum
Fall River: Battleship Cove
Nantucket: Egan Maritime’s Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
Nantucket: Whaling Museum
New Bedford: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Salem: Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Scituate: Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum
Massachusetts -Fall River: Battleship Cove
Vehicle Museum: Brookline: Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Railway Museums: Lenox: Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
Open-Air Museums
Lincoln: DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Plymouth: Plimoth Plantation
Salem: Pioneer Village
Sturbridge: Old Sturbridge Village
Pittsfield: Hancock Shaker Village

Museums – Various: Weston: Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History

The Dark Side
Fall River: Lizzie Borden Sites
Salem: Witch House and other Witch-related sights
Salem: Salem Witch Museum
Bizzarium
Brookline: Museum of Bad Art
Rockport: The Paper House

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RHODE ISLAND (Providence, Newport, Warwick)

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United States – Connecticut/Rhode island – Sandy Point Island

United States – Rhode island – Block Island

 

Islands: Aquidneck island (RI)

PROVIDENCE

Villages and Small Towns
BRISTOL
LITTLE COMPTON
NEWPORT

Castles, Palaces, Forts
Newport: Fort Adams
Newport: Ochre Court
Art Museums: Newport: Newport Art Museum
House and Biographical Museums
Bristol: Linden Place
Newport: Chateau-sur-Mer
Newport: Marble House
Newport: Rosecliff
Newport: The Breakers
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums
Providence: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Botanical Gardens: Portsmouth: Green Animals Topiary Garden
Zoos: Providence: Roger Williams Park Zoo
Hospitality Legends: Newport: White Horse Tavern
Museums – Decorative Arts, Design, Fashion: Providence: Rhode Island School of Design Museum
Sports Museums
Newport: International Tennis Hall of Fame
Maritime/Ship Museums
Bristol: Herreshoff Marine Museum
Newport: Museum of Yachting
Newport: Naval War College Museum
Vehicle Museums: Newport: Audrain Auto Museum
Museums – Various:
Newport: National Museum of American Illustration
Providence: Culinary Arts Museum

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CONNECTICUT (Hartford, New Haven, New London, Danbury)

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United States – Connecticut/Rhode island – Sandy Point Island

Villages and Small Towns
MYSTIC
OLD LYME

 

BRIDGEPORT
HARFORD
NEW HAVEN
NORWALK
STAMFORD/NORWALK
WATERBURY

History, Culture, National and City Museums
Bridgeport: Barnum Museum
Stamford: Stamford Museum
Castles, Palaces, Forts
East Haddam: Gillette Castle
New London: Fort Trumbull
Art Museums
Groton: Mystic Museum of Art
Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum
New Britain: Museum of American Art
New Haven: Yale Center for British Art
New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery
Old Lyme: Florence Griswold Museum
New London: Lyman Allyn Art Museum
House and Biographical Museums
Hartford: Mark Twain House
New Canaan: The Glass House
Old Saybrook: Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Architectural Delights
Lichfield: Stillman House
New Canaan: Johnson house
New Haven: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
New Haven: Ingalls Rink
New Haven: Pirelli Tire Building
Natural History and Earth Museums: New Haven: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums: Hartford: Connecticut Science Center
Botanical Gardens: Stamford: Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
Trails 2 – Hikes: Connecticut – Cobble Mountain Trail
Zoos: Bridgeport: Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
Aquariums:
Mystic: Mystic Aquarium
Maritime Aquarium
Planetariums: Yale University Observatory
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures
Bristol: Lake Compounce
Beaches: New London: Ocean Beach Park
Hospitality Legends: Essex: The Griswold Inn
Connecticut – New Jersey: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Well-being: Factories: PEZ Visitor Center
Lighthouses: Groton: New London Ledge Lighthouse
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges: Windham: Willimantic Footbridge
Maritime/Ship Museums
Essex: Connecticut River Museum
Groton: U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library (USS Nautilus)
Mystic: Joseph Conrad
Mystic: Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea
New London: U.S. Coast Guard Museum
Aviation Museums
Stratford: National Helicopter Museum
Windsor Locks: New England Air Museum
Railway Museums: Danbury: Danbury Railway Museum
Museums – Various: Bristol: American Clock & Watch Museum