The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

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

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.