Bohol's mysterious brown hills.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

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

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

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

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

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.