Boston, Massachusetts
FAO Schwarz Teddy Bear Sculpture
A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.
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Boston, Massachusetts
A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Buffalo, New York
Sip a beer under the gaze of every U.S. president.
Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This riverside restaurant delivers elegant dining in a historic 1901 train depot.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Rochester, New York
Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
Chicago, Illinois
These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Louisville, Kentucky
This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.
Glasgow, Scotland
The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.
Dundee, Scotland
Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.
Glasgow, Scotland
Home to one of the most popular teams in Scottish football history.
Dumfries, Scotland
The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Georgian mansion blends historical significance with an impressive art collection within picturesque surroundings.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Melrose, Scotland
This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.
Stirling, Scotland
It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.