A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

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

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

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

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

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

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

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

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

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

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

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

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.