Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

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.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

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

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

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

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

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

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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 site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

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

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

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