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

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

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

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

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

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

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

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

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

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

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

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

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

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

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.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.