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

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

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

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

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

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

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

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.