A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

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

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

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

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

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.