History

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.