This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

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

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

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.

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

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

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

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

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

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

New England's "Witches of Eastwick" locations, in all of their quaint white churched glory.

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

"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."

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

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

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.