America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

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

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

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

These historic buildings once housed the headquarters of one of the most infamous gangs of New York.

A cargo of beautiful music.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.