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

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

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

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.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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

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

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

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