This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

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

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

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.