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

Narrowest house in Boston.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

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

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.