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1. Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum
One
Hundred
Years
This week is the one hundredth anniversary of the Pilgrim Monument. When they built this incredible tower back in 1910 it was a real big deal. President Theodore Roosevelt showed up for the laying of the cornerstone and President…More »
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1/4/2009
Massive tower of granite, dominates the P-Town sky. Everytime I go to P-town I want to climb to the… Read more »
2. Fort Constitution
A fort
that's been
here forever
They are seven forts that grace Portsmouth Harbor which signifies it's extremely strategic location. The one that is now Fort Constitution was first built way back in 1631. Just a small, primitive fort that originally…More »
3. Captain N. Palmer House
Captain Palmer discovered Antarctica.
Or so they say.
No doubt Nathaniel Palmer was an adventurous and successful individual. Both Nat and his bother Alexander went to sea very early in life and by 20 he was already a captain of a ship and had…More »
4. Beaconsfield Historic House
A cool old house
that became a
friend for
friendless women.
Beaconsfield House was build back in 1877 for James Peake, a very wealthy merchant and leading businessmen of Prince Edward Island. The house certainly reflects his wealth because it is…More »
5. Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum
You have
seen
his art
You have seen the work of Gilbert Stuart but chances are you didn't know the artist. If you live in Rhode Island you probably know the name but might not be sure exactly who he was. Gilbert Stuart is one of those people that is…More »
6. Seminole County School Student Museum
A
very
old
school
The Student Museum of Sanford is the fourth oldest school in continuous use in Florida. It started out in 1902 as Sanford High School and then when the new high school was built in 1911 was changed to a grammar school. It served in…More »
7. Redwood Library
The
oldest
of
the old
New England has lots of old libraries and even some really old libraries, but none older than The Redwood Library in Newport. In fact this is the oldest library in continuous service in the entire country. Everything about this…More »
8. Tara's Joyce Family Pub
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 284-1901
A
dive
by
the
ocean
Tara's Joyce Family Pub has been around for a long time. Most of the locals usually just call it The Joyce but it had other names in the past. Since it is literally right on the ocean it has managed to survive several large…More »
9. Portland Observatory
A place
to see
the sea.
Portland Observatory is a 86 feet high tower located in Munjoy Hill. It was built in 1807, and is now a museum. There's a cool little giftshop at the bottom floor where we bought some postcards and trinkets. and to get to the…More »
10. Lake Mary Historical Museum
Lots
of
old
stuff
The Lake Mary Historical Museum is a cool old building that was built back in 1926 as a community center. It then served as the town hall from 1973 to 1996 and now it serves as the historical museum and historical society.
The building…More »
11. Jost Heritage House
An old house
with a lot
of cool
old stuff.
The Thomas Jost house is one of the oldest buildings in Sydney and was built by Captain Samuel Sparrow around 1786. Even though modified throughout the years the house is a great example of early…More »
12. The Herreshoff Marine Museum
Not your
ordinary
backyard
boat
The Herreshoff Marine Museum actually includes the America's Cup Hall of Fame too. The two places are sort of mixed together in one building and include a lot of information and best of all a lot of old and very cool…More »
13. Flying Horses
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
(508) 693-9481
Categories:
Amusement Parks,
Local Flavor,
Arcades
Some
very
old
horses
A great place to be on a summer night in Oak Bluffs. They claim it is the oldest carousel in the country but I do believe I have heard that from several other carousels. It doesn't really matter, it is old, cool looking and in a…More »
14. Deland House Museum
A house
that
has changed
The Henry Deland house was actually built back in 1886 by Arthur Hamlin on land purchased from Henry Deland, the founding father of the town of Deland. Hamlin was the first lawyer of the area and was also interested in…More »
15. Captain Wilbur Kelly House
Boats
bikes
and
trains
Captain Wilbur Kelly was an interesting character. He was a sea captain that roamed the seas and sailed a ship called The Ann & Hope around China for a while and then decided all this traveling was too much and decided to…More »
16. Seminole Rest Trail
A
whole
bunch
of clams
The Seminole Rest Trail is an archaeological site that consist of several huge mounds of shells left over by the Timucuan and Ais tribes. The dates vary but the site was used and was occupied from at least 2,000 BC until about…More »
17. Cossit House
A short
journey
back
in time
The Cossit House was built in 1787 and is the oldest house in Sydney. It was built by Ranna Cossit, the first Anglican minister in the area and his wife Thankful. They sure had cool names back then.
It' looks pretty much…More »
18. Liberty Bell Memorial Museum
A
very
big
bell
Back in 1976 the people of Florida wanted something to celebrate the bicentennial of this country and came up with the idea of a big bell. Of course there already is a rather famous big bell in Philadelphia that goes by the name of…More »
19. Sanford Museum
Step
back
in
time
Huge and famous museums like the Smithsonian are great but sometimes it's the small local museums that give you the best perspective of what the past was really like. The Sanford Museum is definitely one of these places that takes you…More »
20. Seminole County Historical Headquarters & Museum
Sanford, FL 32773
(407) 321-2489
Step
back
in
time
The Seminole County Museum is a fantastic place to learn about the history of the area and people. It consists of several buildings, each packed with artifacts, maps, displays and exhibits about all aspects of the history of Seminole…More »
21. Minneola Library
A
schoolhouse
library
Libraries and schools have a lot in common and indeed some of the very coolest libraries I have been in have been former schoolhouses. The Minneola Schoolhouse Library was built way back in 1885 and is the oldest remaining school…More »
22. Carriage House
Go
back
in
time
A gorgeously restored Victorian carriage house, this B&B is without question one of the nicest places we have stayed on the island. The location is on a very quiet little side street that feels isolated even in the midst of the summer…More »
23. Cannon Square
Two
against
many
Cannon Square is a small park in the middle of the small and very historical borough of Stonington, Ct. A small place with a long nautical history that was also the location of a famous battle in 1814 that had four large and powerful…More »
24. Ann & Hope
The
very
first
Ann & Hope was a famous New England discount retailer for decades. Founded by Martin Chase back in about 1953 it pioneered all types of new ideas like shopping carts and lots of free parking for the costumers. Many of the ideas were…More »
25. Umatilla Public Library
Trains,
lions
and
big chairs
The first Umatilla library started back in 1917 in a spare part of a local department store. Nothing unusual about this, sticking the library in any available space was common practice back then. During the 30's the people…More »
26. Mayflower II
Definitely
not
a cruise
ship
My friends and I absolutely loved visiting this ship. I love ships and sailing and this puts the whole idea in a different perspective.
Of course it's small when compared to the modern ocean going vessels but it's not that…More »
27. Connecticut River Museum
The Connecticut River Museum is located at the end of Main St., right on the Ct. River. It has 3 floors with different exhibits that change from time to time. Many artifacts, maps, paintings and crafts are displayed in the museum and the exhibitions…More »
28. Marble House
A very
nice
house
indeed
It's not the Breakers but it's still incredible. Hard to imagine people lived like this. It's not only going back in time, but almost seems like another planet. I took my time gapping at all the opulence until I almost felt…More »
29. Cuttyhunk Historical Society
I love history
ergo
I love Historical Societies.
Whenever I travel somewhere I don't bother with the tourist information center. They usually just want to send you to places where you can blow your money. Nothing wrong with that but you can miss out…More »
30. Coggeshall Farm Museum
Some
very
friendly
critters
Coggleshall Farm is an active, working farm and museum that uses actually historic structures, archaic skills and original plants and animals to reproduce and represent what a agrarian life and farm from around 1800 in…More »
31. Fort Phoenix Park
A nice park located at the south end of town, Not particularly large but roomy enough for a short walk. it does have beautiful views of Sconticut Neck and southern Bed Bedford and on clear days you can even make out the Elizabeth Island and perhaps…More »
32. Peabody Museum of Natural History
Deinonychus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and on it goes. If you like dinosaurs this is about as good as it gets. The place where John Ostrum, O.C. March, Rudolph Zallinger and the boys started it all. It's a who's who of Paleontology and it keeps…More »
33. Block Island Historical Soc
Block Island, RI 02807
(401) 466-2481
A place
to see
history
The Block island Historical Society is a great organization and does great work keeping the history of the island alive. The headquarters is in a old farmhouse located on Old Town Rd and is only a short walk from the ferry…More »
34. Nantucket Life Saving Museum Inc
A relatively small place in the middle of nowhere, the bike path going east goes right by it. The inside is filled with artifacts including old boats, carts and other life saving equipment form the last century. It also has a huge selection of old…More »
35. Battleship Cove
This has to get five stars because there is nothing else like it. Where else do you get to crawl around a huge WW 2 battleship, one that has actually seen combat. Sure I bonked my head a few time but it was worth it. The sheer size and mass of the…More »
36. Atlantic Inn
The Atlantic Inn is a fantastic old Victorian building built sometime in the late 19th century. It contains around 25 or so rooms and has a commanding presence on top of a hill within walking distance of Rebbecca and the center of town. Southeast…More »
37. Higgins Armory Museum
How can you not give this place five stars? There really is nothing else like it around here. All kinds of suits of armour from different periods and different regions. Impressive looking helms and both ceremonial and fighting pieces. When you…More »
38. Nantucket Historical Association
Go
back
in
time
A cool museum about whaling. Of course whaling is a touchy subject these days but the museum is necessary because Nantucket was built on whaling. Everything from the ballast stone streets to the elegant old houses were constructed because…More »
39. Veranda House
The Veranda House used to be known as the Overlook Hotel and it's been in the same family forever. It changed quite a bit during the renovations. The Overlook was quite causal but the Veranda is now far more sophisticated..
It's still in a great…More »
40. Tyler Free Library
Foster, RI 02825
(401) 397-7930
Cows
schools
and
crappers
Tyler Free Library is a small place. Not very many books and not a lot of the usual CD's, audio books. movies or computers. Everything is sort of cramped but quaint. More than five people in this building is probably a…More »
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