An original apothecary from 1792.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

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

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

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

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

"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 massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

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

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.