This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

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

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

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.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.