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.

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.

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

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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

At this research institute, the chile is king.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.