This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Because there's no place like home.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

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

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.