Chicago, Illinois
Merz Apothecary
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
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Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Hum Košnički, Croatia
This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Cohasset, Massachusetts
New England's "Witches of Eastwick" locations, in all of their quaint white churched glory.
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."
Boston, Massachusetts
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.