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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

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

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.