The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

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

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

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

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

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

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.