Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

A teddy bear sits on a chair watching the sunset from the mountaintop—just as the late Dan Clancy had done since childhood.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

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

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

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

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

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

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.