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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

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

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

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.