Dozens of bronze glove sculptures symbolizing loss and life decorate a busy Cambridge subway station

Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

A neglected and disused parking garage ramp has become home street artists to share their art.

A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."

Statue dedicated to a local meat packer who purportedly served as inspiration for the national symbol of Uncle Sam

Historic house still contains bullet holes from an overlooked battle of the American Revolution.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

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

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

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.