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

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

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

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

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

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

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