A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.