These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

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

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

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