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Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

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

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

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

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

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

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

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

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

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

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

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

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.