Other sights in New England
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Emerald Necklace
The Emerald Necklace is an evocative name for a series of parks and green spaces that weave through Boston, some 7 miles from the Boston Common to Franklin Park. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 19th century, the Emerald Necklace treats city residents to a bit of fresh air, green grass and flowing water, right within the city limits. It’s particularly well suited for cycling, so hop on a bike and go for the green.
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Peabody Essex Museum
The exceptional Peabody Essex Museum reflects Salem's rich maritime history. The museum was founded upon the art, artifacts and curios collected by Salem traders during their early expeditions to the Far East. As the exhibits attest, they had deep pockets and refined taste. In addition to world-class Chinese and Pacific Island displays, the museum boasts a fine Native American collection.
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Portland Observatory Museum
The hilltop Portland Observatory Museum, built in 1807 as a maritime signal station to direct ships entering the bustling harbor. Its function was roughly on par with that of an airport traffic control tower today. From the top of this observatory, the last of its kind remaining in the USA, you'll be rewarded with a sweeping view of Casco Bay.
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Province Lands Visitor Center
The National Seashore's Province Lands Visitor Center has displays on dune ecology and leads dune walks. Don't miss the rooftop observation deck with its eye-popping 360-degree view of the outermost reaches of Cape Cod; the deck stays open until midnight.
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Witch Trials Memorial
The most poignant site in Salem is the Witch Trials Memorial, a quiet park behind the Peabody Essex Museum, where simple stones are inscribed with the names and final words of the victims, decrying the injustice befallen them.
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Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute focuses on 19th-century paintings with oodles of Renoirs and other French impressionists as well as a solid collection of American paintings by Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent and others.
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Rhode Island School of Design Museum
- Providence, USA
- Sights › Other
The wonderfully eclectic Rhode Island School of Design Museum showcases everything from ancient Greek art to 20th-century American paintings and decorative arts.
Perhaps the top art school in the United States, RISD leaves an imprint on Providence that is easily felt. From public statuary to film performances to indecipherable screen-printed flyers stapled to College Hill telephone poles, creativity oozes palatably from it across the small cityscape. Though some experience the pleasure of RISD by putting together portfolios that will eventually be rejected by the admissions committee, others earn style points simply by visiting the school’s many galleries. The extraordin…
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VINS Nature Center
VINS Nature Center, a mile west of the gorge, rehabilitates injured bald eagles and other raptors. Get a close-up look at these magnificent birds, then enjoy a nature walk on the center's 47 acres.
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Breakers
If you have time, make it to the Breakers, an extravagant 70-room, 1895 Italian Renaissance mega-palace built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, patriarch of America's richest family.
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Astors' Beechwood Mansion
Astors' Beechwood Mansion takes a spirited living-history approach with costumed actors portraying the Astor clan and servants who once lived here. Mystery murder nights too.
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Bistro Zinc
You'll find stylish bistros along Church St in the town center, including Bistro Zinc with hot postmodern decor and French-inspired New American fare.
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Fishermen's Museum
The Fishermen's Museum displaying period photos, old fishing gear and lighthouse paraphernalia. Admission is included in the park fee.
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Woods Hole Science Aquarium
See more than a hundred species of sea creatures, including some in a kid-friendly touch tank, at Woods Hole Science Aquarium.
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Norman Rockwell Museum
At the evocative Norman Rockwell Museum, Rockwell's slice-of-Americana paintings come to life when examined up close.
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Mount
The Mount, novelist Edith Wharton's former estate, offers hour-long tours of her mansion and inspirational gardens.
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State House
- Providence, USA
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Providence's focal point, the State House is crowned with one of the world's largest self-supporting marble domes.
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Chateau-Sur-Mer
The Victorian Chateau-sur-Mer, built in 1852, was the first of Newport's palatial summer mansions.
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Whaling Museum
A top sight is the evocative Whaling Museum in a former spermaceti (whale-oil) candle factory.
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Maine Maritime Museum
The substantial Maine Maritime Museum, south of the ironworks on the Kennebec River, showcases the town's centuries-old maritime history, which included construction of the six-mast schooner Wyoming, the largest wooden vessel ever built in the USA.
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William Lloyd Garrison Statue
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Weeks Memorial Bridge
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Walker Memorial
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Science Center
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