Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

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

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

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

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

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.