This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

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