One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

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

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

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

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

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

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

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

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

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

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

Site of the creepy house used in Lucio Fulci's "The House by the Cemetery."

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

The world's largest rotating world.

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.