The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

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

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

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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.

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

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

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

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.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.