Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Though a proud Texan, the 41st President of the United States started life in the suburbs of Boston.

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

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 world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.

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

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

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

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

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

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

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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