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

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

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

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

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.