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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

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."

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

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

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.