This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Location of the first public performance and singing of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

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

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

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

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

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