This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.

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

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

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

Site of the creepy house used in Lucio Fulci's "The House by the Cemetery."

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

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

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

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

A tribute to the couples who brave long periods of separation during wartime.