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

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.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

Here be dragons.