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

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

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

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.