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

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

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

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

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

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

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

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.

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

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

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

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

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

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

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

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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