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

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

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

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

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

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

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

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

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

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

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

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

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

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

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

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

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