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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Oldest building in California still in use.