Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

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

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

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

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

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

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.