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

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

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.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

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

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

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

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

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

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

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

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

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

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."