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|   First Spiritual Temple/Exeter Street Theater - Boston, MA
in Weird Story Locations The great stone building at the corner of Newbury and Exeter Streets was originally built for and occupied by the First Spiritual Temple, which may have been the location of an image of the spirit of a girl then by the Exeter Street Theater. posted by:  NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/26/2011 last visited: 8/22/2012 |
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|  Unicorn - B.A.A. Logo - 100th Running Boston Marathon - Boston, MA
in Epic Beings and Creatures The unicorn found in the commemoration installation in Copley Square is the logo for the Boston Athletic Association. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/24/2013 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
 view galleryE0.6 km |  FIRST - Public Building in Boston’s Back Bay - Arlington Street Church - Boston, MA
in Superlatives Designed by famed Boston architect Arthur Gilman and completed in 1861, this church was the birthplace of the American Unitarian Association. When the Back Bay was filled in creating ground for building, this was the first public building erected. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/25/2012 last visited: 8/8/2014 |
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|  Massachusetts Avenue over the Mass. Turnpike - Boston, MA
in Love Padlocks Such a romantic location [sarcasm intended]. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/8/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.8 km |  Mapparium Whispering Gallery - Boston, MA
in Whispering Galleries This Whispering Gallery is located inside the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library at 200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. posted by: Metro2 location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/30/2010 last visited: 3/27/2013 |
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| Triton Babies Fountain Sculpture - Boston, MA in Epic Beings and Creatures The Triton Babies Fountain sculpture is located in the northeast quadrant of the Boston Public Garden in Boston, MA posted by:  neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/11/2013 last visited: 11/6/2013 |
 view galleryE1.1 km |  Two Ghostly Women Passing By, Boston Common, Boston, MA
in Ghosts and Hauntings Perhaps not everyone you pass by in Boston Common are 'flesh and blood.' posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/1/2007 last visited: 5/7/2013 |
 view galleryE1.1 km | OLDEST - Continuously Operated Theater in New England - Colonial Theatre - Boston, MA in Superlatives Opening on Dec. 20, 1900, The Colonial Theatre is the oldest continuously operated theater in New England. It has recently undergone extensive restoration revealing the astonishing splendor of its early days. Premier performance are staged here. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/23/2009 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
 view galleryE1.1 km | LARGEST - Theater in New England - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA in Superlatives The Wang Theatre, opened in 1925 as the Metropolitian Theatre, was built on a grand, opulent scale, seating up to 4,400 people. It was the largest theater in Boston, and the last crowning jewel of Clarence Blackall's 14 Boston theaters. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/26/2009 last visited: 3/9/2010 |
 view galleryE1.3 km | Cutler-Majestic Theatre Hauntings - Boston, Massachusetts in Ghosts and Hauntings The Cutler-Majestic Theatre at Emerson College in Boston is reported to be the most haunted theatre in Boston, which includes the ghost of a former mayor of Boston who died there. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/2/2007 last visited: never |
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| Athena - Goddess of Wisdom - Athenaeum, Cambridge, MA in Epic Beings and Creatures A golden Athena statue overlooks East Cambridge and the Charles River from her perch atop a brick building on First Street. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/12/2009 last visited: 4/25/2012 |
 view galleryNE1.6 km | OLDEST - Public Park in America - Boston Common - Boston, MA in Superlatives Undoubtedly the hub of the Hub, the Boston Common, first set aside in 1634, has remained a public land, open to all, scene of many gatherings, celebrations, and demonstrations for nearly four centuries. The Common belongs to all. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/25/2012 last visited: 10/25/2014 |
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|  Fenway Park - Boston, MA
in Satellite Imagery Oddities GO SOX! posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Massachusetts date approved: 7/30/2009 last visited: 8/23/2014 |
 view galleryNE1.8 km | Omni Parker House - Boston, MA in Ghosts and Hauntings The Omni Parker Hotel in the center of Boston has many stories of ghosts and unexplained happenings, including sightings of Harvey Parker himself. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/2/2011 last visited: 12/8/2013 |
 view galleryNE1.8 km | FIRST - Statue of a Public Figure in Boston - Boston, MA in Superlatives These four bas-relief panels are mounted on the base of a statue of Benjamin Franklin in front of Boston's Old City Hall. They depict for scenes from Franklin's life. Two were created by Richard S. Greenough, and two by Thomas Ball. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/22/2012 last visited: 10/25/2014 |
 view galleryNE1.9 km | Pegasus in Column Chapiters, Minot Building - Boston, MA in Epic Beings and Creatures Within the chapiters of the corner pilasters to the Minot Building are th fronts of winged Pegasuses. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/19/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE1.9 km | OLDEST - Public Building, Old Statehouse - Boston, MA in Superlatives The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in Boston, was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It stands on the site of Boston's first Town House of 1657-8, which burned in 1711. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/21/2012 last visited: 4/28/2014 |
 view galleryNE1.9 km | Unicorn of Scotland - Old State House - Boston, MA in Epic Beings and Creatures On July 18, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was first proclaimed from here. Later that day, the lion and unicorn were taken down from the roof of the building and burned in a great bonfire in Dock Square. They were restored in 1882. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/23/2009 last visited: 4/28/2014 |
 view galleryNE2.1 km |  And called it "Macaroni"
in Ginormous Everyday Objects Along the Freedom Trail in Boston, Mass. posted by:  BeckyLee location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/8/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.3 km | Oldest - Restaurant in the United States - Boston, MA in Superlatives The Union Oyster House is the oldest restaurant in the USA- serving customers since 1826. posted by: Metro2 location: Massachusetts date approved: 7/21/2013 last visited: 5/9/2013 |
 view galleryNE2.3 km | Union Oyster House - Boston, MA in Ghosts and Hauntings The Union Oyster House is located at 41 Union Street in the downtown area of Boston. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/23/2014 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE2.3 km | OLDEST - Tavern in the United States - Bell in Hand Tavern - Boston, MA in Superlatives This historical marker is outside the entrance to the Bell in Hand Tavern; states that it is the oldest tavern in the United States. It is located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/19/2013 last visited: 8/22/2014 |
 view galleryE2.4 km | Hood Milk Bottle in Ginormous Everyday Objects A 40-foot milk bottle in front of the Boston Children's Museum. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/26/2006 last visited: 8/8/2013 |
 view galleryNE2.6 km |  Giant Atlantic Cod at Legal Sea Foods - Boston, MA
in Giants of Commerce A giant Atlantic cod welcomes diners to the Legal Sea Foods Restaurant near Long Wharf opposite the Boston Aquarium. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/29/2012 last visited: 11/5/2013 |
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| Pair of Griffins - Cambridge Family YMCA - Cambridge, MA in Epic Beings and Creatures This pair of griffins munching on grapes is on the front of the Cambridge Family YMCA building in the Central Square neighborhood of Cambridge, MA. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/13/2008 last visited: never |
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