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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

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

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

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

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