National Museum of Civil War Medicine – Fredrick Maryland
Possibly the most gruesome museum I have ever had the pleasure of visiting.
Tag: History
Busting out of New England! To Maryland I go!
It’s time for a road trip OUT of New England to the historic state of Maryland!
Dinosaur Footprints – Holyoke MA
There’s nothing more enticing than a giant roadside sign reading, “Dinosaur footprints!”
Eyrie House Ruins & Goat’s Peak Tower – Holyoke MA
My second trip to the Eyrie House ruins was a FAR happier trip and included a new bonus – a view from the Goat’s Peak tower!
Hopkins Hollows Cemetery – Coventry Rhode Island
We make a surprise visit to a random cemetery we drove by only to find it was filled with strange metal headstones…
Mount Hope Cemetery – Bangor Maine
A weird orb photo and a hawk perched on a stone were a delightful bonus in this trip.
The House of Seven Gables – Salem MA
It was two in the morning the night before when we both were lamenting that we hadn’t planned anything for the next day – our weekly excursion. I said we could always wing something before my companion said he really wanted to go to Salem to see the House of Seven Gables. I have been… Continue reading The House of Seven Gables – Salem MA
The “Viking Tower” and Other Walking Sights in Newport RI
Newport – where history, conspiracy theory, and the truly weird merge on this impromptu DIY walking tour.
Stillwater Antique Mall – Greenville Rhode Island
Yet another summer has rolled around which means it’s time to go antiquing! And I don’t mean the stuffy sort of antiquing one might expect from Rhode Island. I am not in the market for a 15th century chair or some fine china I’m afraid to breathe on. I do have enough spare change for… Continue reading Stillwater Antique Mall – Greenville Rhode Island
Historic Cemeteries 45, 27, & 26 Foster Rhode Island
Believe it or not we didn’t go to Foster Rhode Island to go cemetery hopping but when in Rome… Historic Cemetery #45 (Also called the Hopkin’s Mills Lot) The first cemetery we came across was adjacent to the Ramshead Trail we wanted to walk down and just a stone’s throw away from a purportedly haunted… Continue reading Historic Cemeteries 45, 27, & 26 Foster Rhode Island