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Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

Hundreds of luxurious boats line this gorgeous lake surrounded by mountains.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This ship-shape Streamline Moderne building was once the headquarters of a nautically inclined radio preacher.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.