The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

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

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.