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

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

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

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

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

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

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

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

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

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

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

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.