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

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

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

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

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

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

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

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.

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

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."