The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

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

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

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

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

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

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

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

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.