This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

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

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

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.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.