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

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

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

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

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

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.