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

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

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

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

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

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

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

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

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

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

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."

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

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

The American author whose "rags-to-riches" stories were popular during the Gilded Age.

The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.

This historic Massachusetts tavern played a critical role in the start of the American Revolution.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.