This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

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

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

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

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

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

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

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.