This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

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

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

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

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Narrowest house in Boston.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.