When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

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

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

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

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

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

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

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

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

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

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

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.