Also, if you want to pass as a local, you should take a good look at the weathervane. It's a Boston landmark. Legend has it that in the war of 1812, suspected spies were asked what was on top of Faneuil Hall. Only a true local would be able to say it was a grasshopper. The building was named after Peter Faneuil, the local merchant who paid to build it. It was meant as a place for local farmers to sell their goods, so their carts would stop crowding the streets, and also so you didn't have to walk near farmers.