All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

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

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

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

This is the house that spite built.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.