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

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

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

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

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

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

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

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

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

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

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

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

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

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

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

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.