Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

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

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

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

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

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

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

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

This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.

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

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.