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

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

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

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

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

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

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

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A notable example of Prairie School architecture that disregarded Victorian concepts about room divisions and featured a long, narrow floor plan.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.