A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

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

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

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

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.

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

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

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

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

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

This is the house that spite built.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

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