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.

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

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

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

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

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

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

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

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

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

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

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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