On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

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.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.