In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Narrowest house in Boston.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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