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.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.