The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

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

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

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

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.