The oldest independent bottling plant in America was built directly over an ancient spring — and famously rejected Coca-Cola.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

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

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.