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.

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

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.

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.

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.

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

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

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

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

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

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

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

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.

An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.