At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

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

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

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

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

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

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

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

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

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