New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

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

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

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.