An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

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

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

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

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

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

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.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

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

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.