The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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.

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

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.