This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

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.

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

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

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

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

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.