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

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

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

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

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

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

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

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

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

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

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

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

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

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

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.