A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.