The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

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

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

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.