An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

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

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

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.