This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.