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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

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

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.