A man in a plane delivers Christmas packages to lighthouses.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

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 beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.