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

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

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

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

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

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

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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

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

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

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

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

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

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

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.