Larry Bird's Bronze Sneakers
Boston Celtics legend and NBA superstar Larry Bird reached a monumental milestone in 1998 by entering basketball’s Hall of Fame. Later that year, Converse (long endorsed by Bird during his playing career) dedicated a plaque in his name at Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace, featuring a list of Bird’s career accolades and a pair of his size 13 ½ sneakers cast in bronze.
Location: Faneuil Hall, Boston
Public Transportation: Government Center (Green or Blue Line)
Cost and Hours: Free, open 24 hours/day

Arnold "Red" Auerbach Statue
Basketball and cigar fans alike will appreciate this tribute to former Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach. Red led the Celtics to an unprecedented eight straight championships from 1959-1966, giving him plenty of occasions to enjoy a victory cigar. The statue shows Red holding a rolled up booklet in one hand and toting a trademark cigar in the other.
Location: Faneuil Hall, Boston
Public Transportation: Government Center (Green or Blue Line)
Cost and Hours: Free, open 24 hours/day

New England Holocaust Museum
Six 54-foot tall glass towers stand near Faneuil Hall as a memorial to those who were killed during the Holocaust. Six million numbers are etched on the glass towers, each one representing a number of a prisoner in the concentration camps. Each tower stands above a chamber where smoldering coals emit smoke that rises through metal grates and up through the tower.
Location: Faneuil Hall, Boston
Public Transportation: Government Center (Green or Blue Line)
Cost and Hours: Free, open 24 hours/day

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge
One look at this bridge and you’ll see why the Discovery Channel ranked it as one of the world’s top 10 best bridges. The two concrete towers echo the shape of the Bunker Hill Monument across the Charles River, and the cables are lit with dramatic blue lights when the sun goes down. At 185 feet, it’s the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world and the only asymmetrical bridge in North America. There are great views from Charlestown, or you can drive over it yourself on Interstate 93. (Globe file photo)
Location: North End, Boston
Public Transportation: North Station (Green or Orange Line
Cost and Hours: Free, open 24 hours/day

The "Skinny House"
Boston apartments are known to be pretty small, but this house takes the cake. Measuring a whopping ten feet wide and 30 feet deep, this four-story house is rumored to have been built out of spite to block the light from reaching the neighbors living behind it.
Location: North End, Boston
Public Transportation: North Station (Green or Orange Line)
Cost and Hours: Free, open 24 hours/day (but visitors may only view the house from the outside, as the house is a private residence).