An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

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

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.