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

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

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

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.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

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

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

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

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

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

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.