The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

Discover the taste of mold.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A giant sculpture head with an optical illusion dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops.

A bronze sculpture in the heart of Portland represents Maine’s most defining industry.

Site of the first World Series

A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

The former headquarters for Whitey Bulger and the notorious Winter Hill Gang.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.