One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

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

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

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

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

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

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

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

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.