One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

The oldest playground in America.

Marking the location of the secret headquarters for the Counterintelligence Corps in WWII.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.