"The Most Boring Road in the State."

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.