A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

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

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

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

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

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

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.

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

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

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

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

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.