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This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A rare underwater observatory in the Caribbean that provides breathtaking views of vibrantly colored aquatic life.

Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.

The graffiti that birthed modern algebra.