The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

This giant boulder is sandwiched between apartment complexes in upper Manhattan.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

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

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

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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