Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

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

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

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

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

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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

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

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

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

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

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

"Try not to knock anything over!"

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.