Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mount Auburn Cemetery
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This is the house that spite built.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Boston, Massachusetts
A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.
Boston, Massachusetts
A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.
Boston, Massachusetts
A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.
Boston, Massachusetts
This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.
Boston, Massachusetts
What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Boston, Massachusetts
A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.
Boston, Massachusetts
This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Boston, Massachusetts
America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.
Boston, Massachusetts
A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Boston, Massachusetts
This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.