History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

America's first federal monument.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.