A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

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

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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