Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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

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

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

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

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

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.