Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

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

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

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.