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Here's a question: What do you think of when it comes to Massachusetts and ice cream? (Careful. Don't get a brain-freeze thinking of the answer, LOL.)

Massachusetts has some very old towns and cities throughout the state. Like, extremely old. That being said, America is about to celebrate another birthday in less than a month from now on July 4th. In fact, it will be America's 249th birthday. But did you know that a town in Massachusetts is much older than that? By much older, we're talking more than a century older. And even beyond that, it's more than 150 years older than America.

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Here's a look at the oldest bridge and a few other historic landmarks in Massachusetts.

The list of these oldest restaurants dates as far back as the late 1600s and expands all the way to the 1950s. If a restaurant has been in business for centuries, you know they are definitely doing it right. Like they say, the customer is always right!

We all know that Massachusetts has an incredibly rich history. It may also be pretty common knowledge that the oldest city in the Bay State is Plymouth. However, over on the western side of the state, it's not nearly as much of a known face just how old some of these towns in the Berkshires are.

According to Wikipedia, Choate Bridge located in Ipswich, Massachusetts (about 30 miles North of Boston) is a stone arch bridge built in 1764 carrying Route 1A/Route 133 over the Ipswich River. It is considered one of the oldest surviving bridges in North America and is more than likely the oldest in Massachusetts.

According to Onlyinyourstate.com, what you see is called The King's Highway which was established by King Charlies II of 1650, which slowly expanded southward from Boston until 1735. The road was a big help for mail delivery between New York City and Boston at the time considering horse carriages where the only means of transportation.

According to bostonuncovered.com, Plymouth Rock was voted “the worst attraction in Massachusetts.” Despite the fact that more than 1 million people annually flock to the South Shore to view this historic tourist attraction.

And it's located in the Adirondacks and within the 5-1-8