On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

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

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

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

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

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

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.