This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

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

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

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

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

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

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

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

This is the house that spite built.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

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