Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

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

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

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

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."