The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

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

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

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

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

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

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The oldest playground in America.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.

America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.