Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

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

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

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

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

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

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

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

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

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

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

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

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

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.