Earliest version of the American flag can be seen atop the hill where it first flew.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This sculpture dedicated to a pioneering labor unionist and civil rights activist is located inside a busy Boston train station.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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.

A giant sculpture head with an optical illusion dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Though a proud Texan, the 41st President of the United States started life in the suburbs of Boston.