The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

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

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.