A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.