A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Where the Millerites gathered to watch the end of the world in 1844—and left disappointed.

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.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.