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

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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

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

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.