Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

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

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.