Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

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

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

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

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

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

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.