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

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

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

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

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

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.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

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

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

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

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

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

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

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

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.