The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

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

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

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.

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

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

America's smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

One of the oldest of its kind.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.