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

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

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

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

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

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.