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.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.