This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.

This historic psychiatric hospital is haunted by its chilling past.

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

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

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

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

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

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

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

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

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

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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