Rome, Italy
Vicus Caprarius
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
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Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.
Rome, Italy
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.
Rome, Italy
A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Lowell, Massachusetts
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
North Adams, Massachusetts
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
Adams, Massachusetts
Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.
Medford, Massachusetts
The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.
Chandler, Arizona
A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.