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

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

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

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

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

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

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

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

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