This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

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

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

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

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

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

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

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

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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