The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.

The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.