The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

A white oak with property rights.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."