Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

Haunted by its violent past, this colonial bastion was the largest Spanish military installation in the Americas.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.