The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

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

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

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

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

The feminist fashion collective centering Palestinian craftsmanship and radical transparency.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.