This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

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

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.