This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

A small, red building located along a state highway where the 18th Vice President made shoes in his youth.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This pole near the infield rail at Belmont Park marks the jaw-dropping margin of Secretariat’s 1973 Belmont Stakes victory.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.