The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

Dozens of bronze glove sculptures symbolizing loss and life decorate a busy Cambridge subway station

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Touch this shamrock-shaped plaque dedicated to the longtime coach of the Boston Celtics for good luck

An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.