One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

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

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

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

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

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

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

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.