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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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 symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.