Queens, New York
Home for Retired Playground Animals
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
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Queens, New York
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
Washington, D.C.
In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.
Middlefield, Massachusetts
Dozens of bronze sculptures are woven into the landscape along this trail.
Concord, Massachusetts
A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.
Concord, Massachusetts
The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.
Takoma Park, Maryland
An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.
Framingham, Massachusetts
This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Boston, Massachusetts
Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.
Boston, Massachusetts
A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.
Boston, Massachusetts
A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.
Ellerbe, North Carolina
A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.
Boston, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.
Queens, New York
A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.
Providence, Rhode Island
This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a college founder's alleged ancestor who was martyred in 1555.
Shirley, Massachusetts
The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.
Washington, D.C.
Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.
Northfield, Massachusetts
The largest battery in New England sits atop a Massachusetts mountain.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.