Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

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

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

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

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

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A small welcome symbol for visitors to Ann Arbor.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.