Boston, Massachusetts
Union Oyster House
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
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Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
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.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Boston, Massachusetts
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.