An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

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

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

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

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

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.

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

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

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.