The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

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

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

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

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This is the house that spite built.

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

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.