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

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

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

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

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

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

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.