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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.