The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

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

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

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

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

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

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

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

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

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

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

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

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

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.