A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."