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

One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.

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

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

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

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

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

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

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

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

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

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

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.