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Somerville, Massachusetts

Museum of Bad Art

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Museum of Modern Renaissance

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Mµseum - The Tiny Museum

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Old Powder House

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville Round House

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Charles William Jr. House

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Emerson’s Pickle Factory Plaque

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Reliable Market

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

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Clarified Milk Punch

Just so we’re clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.

What the Fluff? Festival

The marshmallow spread's birthplace offers a quirky tribute to the sweet-sticky stuff.

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An afternoon with Daniel Fireside, one of the Boston area's most dedicated drainspotters.

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