The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

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

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

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

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

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

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

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

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.