Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

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

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

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

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.