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

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

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

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

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

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.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.