At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

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.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.