Cambridge, Massachusetts
Blaschka Glass Flowers
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.
Concord, Massachusetts
"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."
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."
Dedham, Massachusetts
The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.
Boston, Massachusetts
Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.
Boston, Massachusetts
No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...