The Brooks Estate was first settled in about 1660, and was transformed into a Victorian summer retreat by Peter Chardon and Shepherd Brooks. It is graced by two fine Victorian buildings: the Shepherd Brooks Manor and Carriage House (1880), both under restoration

The Royall House and Slave Quarters were built in 1732-1739. The House is one of the finest 18th century buildings in New England; the Slave Quarters is the only such structure in the Northern United States.

The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA) is a community-based, private institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms and in all its glory. MOBA was founded in the fall of 1993 and presented its first show in March...

The Somerville Museum presents exhibitions featuring local visual arts, history and culture in the context of neighborhoods and community, as well as musical and dramatic performance series; develops hands-on history learning projects in collaboration with the...

The mission of the Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum is to advance the legacy of the celebrated American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin, who lived and worked in Arlington, Massachusetts, by collecting, preserving and exhibiting items related to the artist’s life and work, and by...

The Cooper-Frost-Austin House is clearly documented as the oldest dwelling still standing in the city of Cambridge. The house was owned by one family for more than 250 years.

The Arlington Historical Society was founded amidst rapid residential development in what had been a quiet agricultural town. As dramatic changes to the landscapes of Boston's inner suburbs took shape, and newcomers swelled their populations, long-time residents felt...

n 1740, Jason Russell built the oldest part of the house, consisting of two rooms, and later added two more. Decorative changes around the windows and front door and an ell were added in the 19th Century.

These were Harvard's original botanical gardens started in the early 1800's prior to the establishment of the larger Arnold Arboretum. The gardens are now a junior faculty housing complex; but they still retain 100+ unusual tree species from around the world.

The University's most visited museum, the Harvard Museum of Natural History displays some 12,000 specimens, including dinosaurs, rare minerals, hundreds of mammals, birds, and Harvard’s world famous Blaschka ‘Glass Flowers’. The HMNH combines historic...