This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

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

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

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

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

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

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.