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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.