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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

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

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

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

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.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

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

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.