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.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

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

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

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

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

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

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

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

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

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

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

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

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.