An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

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

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

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

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

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

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

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

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

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

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