Boston: A Geek History

Museum of Science

The Boston-based Museum of Science was a mere natural history museum in the 1800s before developing an education focus that now embraces all sciences, from astronomy to zoology.

Salem: Witch City

The 1692 Salem Witch Trials has made the Massachusetts enclave a popular tourist attraction, but the city continues to struggle with balancing the somber event and overt commercialism.

The Freedom Trail and Boston Tea Party

Many of the most historic sites that gave rise to the American Revolution can be found on the Freedom Trail in Boston, including the Old North Church and site of the Boston Massacre.

The Peabody Museum and Frederic Putnam

The museum of archaeology and ethnology at Harvard University and its second director were instrumental forces in the establishment of American anthropology during the late 1800s.

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