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

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

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

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

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

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

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

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

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

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

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

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

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

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

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

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

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.