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

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

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

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.

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.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.