The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

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

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

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

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

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

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

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

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

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

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

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.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.