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Granary Burying Ground - Boston, Massachusetts
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Published on 04-17-2018 12:14 AM
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Graveyards are great places to explore a city's past and Boston's Granary Burying Ground is up there with the very best in terms of its historic importance. Established in 1660, it contains 2,345 grave markers including ...

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Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises - Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Dennis Goza

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Published on 09-27-2018 12:22 AM

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One of the best of the whale watching cruises in New England, Hyannis Whale Watcher leaves from Cape Cod and takes you on a leisurely excursion of up to 4 hours, past Provincetown, into prime territory for viewing marine life. You will almost certainly spot several whales - if you don't, you'll be given a ...

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JFK Museum - Hyannis, Massachusetts

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Published on 09-20-2018 12:30 AM

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Located in the community where the Kennedy clan kept a home on Cape Cod, the JFK Museum is a small facility, but packed with photographs, video clips and memorabilia, both well-known and rare, related to the life, ...

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Kimball Farm - Lancaster, Massachusetts

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Published on 10-01-2013 12:13 AM

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New Englanders consume more ice cream than the residents of any other part of the country. But it's really not so surprising when you visit some of the excellent ice cream parlors like those at Kimball Farm. One of four distinctly different locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, this ...

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King Richard's Faire - Carver, Massachusetts

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Published on 11-22-2018 02:38 AM

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Every fall since 1982, the Renaissance and Medieval eras have come to life in a recreated rustic village near Carver. With music and other entertainment by performers in period costume, food and drink, and recreational activities, the Faire offers something for everyone. Try your luck at archery or hatchet throwing. Take a ride on ingeniously designed carnival rides powered by muscle rather than by machine. See knights in ...

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King's Chapel Bells and Bones Tour - Boston, Massachusetts

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Published on 10-01-2019 12:41 AM

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King's Chapel, established in 1686, has been serving Boston in the present building since 1754. Naturally, there is a great deal of history here, and you can glean quite a bit of it by wandering through the chapel and reading the placards. But there is also a ...

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Lizzie Borden House - Fall River, Massachusetts

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Published on 11-20-2011 02:30 AM

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The scene of one of the most notorious crimes in American history is not only open for tours. you can even spend the night. In 1892 Lizzie Borden was tried and acquitted for the brutal ax murders of her father and stepmother, although the botched investigation left lingering suspicions of her guilt. A private residence for many years, the house is now a bed and breakfast/ museum, painstakingly restored with period furnishings, as well as ...

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Longyear Museum - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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Published on 10-23-2012 12:30 AM

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The Longyear Museum is dedicated to promoting an understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science sect and resident of the area. In addition to offering exhibits of photographs, documents and artifacts, the museum maintains eight historic houses, six in Massachusetts and two in New Hampshire, where Mary Baker Eddy lived. These houses, which might be of more interest to the general public than ...

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Make Way For Ducklings - Boston Massachusetts

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Published on 02-23-2018 01:40 AM

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This charming bronze sculpture is a tribute to the duck family that starred in the 1941 children's classic of the same name by Robert McCloskey. The story tells of the ...

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Marconi Wireless Station - Wellfleet, Massachussets

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Published on 11-07-2018 12:45 AM

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Mention of the "South Wellfleet Wireless" is unlikely to excite anyone other than those with an intimate knowledge of wireless technology but ...

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