Places Added by Josh W.

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

The Inuit kayak from Robert Peary's 1896 expedition to Greenland is now on display at a local library.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.

One of the smallest churches in the United States is located along the side of the road in a residential neighborhood.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.

The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

The world's most comprehensive collection of Willard timepieces is a celebration of early American clockmaking.

Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.

The oldest continuously inhabited private home in the United States.

Once an integral part of Native American life, very few of these communal New England stones have survived to the present day.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

Location of the first public performance and singing of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

A stone marker dedicated to the “Father of American Education.”

A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.