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Statue of Mary Dyer

Boston, Massachusetts

Statue of Mary Dyer

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

The Sacred Cod

Boston, Massachusetts

The Sacred Cod

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

Boston Drivers.

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Bricks

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

United Shoe Machinery Building, view from Milton Place

Boston, Massachusetts

United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

Brattle Book Shop.

Boston, Massachusetts

Brattle Book Shop

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The famous statue has had an interesting life.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Harvard 'Statue of Three Lies'

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Skull and Bones Tomb

New Haven, Connecticut

Skull and Bones Tomb

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

The Griswold Inn

Essex, Connecticut

The Griswold Inn

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

The authentic pirate treasure.

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Whydah Pirate Museum

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

View of the alley from Commercial Street.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Bob Gasoi Memorial Art Alley

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

The exterior of the house.

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The Golden North Hotel

Skagway, Alaska

The Golden North Hotel

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

Square Deal Shoe Store

Des Plaines, Illinois

Square Deal Shoe Store

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

Evanston Garage Door Gallery.

Evanston, Illinois

Evanston Garage Door Gallery

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

The full sign.

Melrose Park, Illinois

Kiddieland Sign

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Museum of the Eye

San Francisco, California

Museum of the Eye

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Fior D' Italia

San Francisco, California

Fior D' Italia

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

Buffalo on Dumbarton Bridge

Washington, D.C.

Dumbarton Bridge

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

The Kreeger Museum

Washington, D.C.

The Kreeger Museum

The legacy of a wealthy executive and his wife, this little-known art museum features works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and more.

Covered for many years until renovations in the ‘70s and ‘80s, the glass skylight now lets in sun and offers a glimpse of the clock tower.

Washington, D.C.

Old Post Office Tower

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

Flag over the tomb

Alexandria, Virginia

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

Compton Hill Water Tower.

St. Louis, Missouri

Compton Hill Water Tower

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

St. Louis Walk of Fame

University City, Missouri

St. Louis Walk of Fame

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

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