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Order savory Levantine baked goods with innovative twists at this takeout-only spot.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

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

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This imperial marble stele was given to Harvard by Chinese alumni in the 1930s.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.

A neglected and disused parking garage ramp has become home street artists to share their art.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.

The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.