This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

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.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

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

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

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

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

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

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