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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

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

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

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

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

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

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

"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."

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

A symbol of Texas pride.