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

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

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

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

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

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

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

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

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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