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

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

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

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.