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

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

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

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

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.