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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

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

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

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.

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

Towering earthen formations that rise straight out of the ground in New Zealand .

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

It took millions of years for these rocks to resemble their mammalian counterparts.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.