This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

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

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A white oak with property rights.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.