The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

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

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

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

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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

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

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

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

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

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

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.