The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

The place where travelers of the Mohawk Trail forded the Deerfield River rather than pay the toll at the turnpike bridge.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.