This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

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

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

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

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

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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

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

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

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

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

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