America's "second most important bell" is a contentious spoil of the Civil War.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.