Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.