According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

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

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

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

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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