A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

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

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.