This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

This college campus garden is home to generations of award winning flowers.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

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

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.