The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

A charmingly eccentric magma chaser presents his complete history of the island's eruptions since 1947, in cinematic form, just for you.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

A modern addition to the Greenpoint skyline.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

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

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.