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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

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

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

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

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

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

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

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

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

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

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.