The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

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

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

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 remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

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

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.