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

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!