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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

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.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

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

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