On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

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

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

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

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

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.