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

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

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

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

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

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

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.