New York, New York
Merchant's House Museum
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
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New York, New York
New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.
New York, New York
Built just after the American Revolution, the oldest row house in New York City still stands in Chinatown.
New York, New York
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Boston, Massachusetts
Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.
Barbados
This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.
Sebastian, Florida
A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.
Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.