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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

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

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

"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."

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

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

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 Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

A historic home with ties to the abolition and suffrage movements.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.