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

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

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

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

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

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.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

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

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

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

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

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

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

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

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.