Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

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

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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 site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

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

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

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

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

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

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

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.