Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

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

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

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

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

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

"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."

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.