Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

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

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

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

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

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

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