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

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

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

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.