The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

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

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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.

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

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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

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

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.