This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

Site of an oft forgotten and revolutionary battle.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.

Hut with supplies for shipwreck survivors.

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers.

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.