Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

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

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

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

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

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

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

This is the house that spite built.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

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

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.