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

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

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

Yo, Adrian!

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

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

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

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