Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

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

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

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