Boston, Massachusetts
Bell Ringing Chamber at Old North Church
The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
Boston, Massachusetts
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Jenner, California
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Airville, Pennsylvania
A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
River Vale, New Jersey
The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Lac Léman, Switzerland
A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
Sacramento, California
This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Washington, D.C.
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.