America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?