This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This pole near the infield rail at Belmont Park marks the jaw-dropping margin of Secretariat’s 1973 Belmont Stakes victory.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

Time travel back to the 19th century and catch an old-timey baseball game at a 209-acre recreated village.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

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

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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