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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

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

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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

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

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

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

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

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