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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

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 site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.