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

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

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

Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

This faux Greek Revival mansion is a clever optical illusion tucked into a Beacon Hill alley.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

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

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

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

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

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

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