19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

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

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.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.