The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

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

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

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.