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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

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

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

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

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

New York's oldest magic store.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.