This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

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

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

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

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.