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

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

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.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.