Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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

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

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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

One of the only remaining vestiges of baseball's Negro Leagues in Atlanta.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”