Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.