This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

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

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

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

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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.

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

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

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

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

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

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

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

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

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Narrowest house in Boston.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.