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

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

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

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

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

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

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

The oldest playground in America.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.