The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

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

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.

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.

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

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

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

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.