The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

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

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

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

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

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

"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."

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

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

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.