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

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.