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

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

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

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

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

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

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

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

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

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

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

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

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

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

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