After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

With beautiful views and every detail perfectly considered, one of the geniuses of modern architecture built himself the perfect home.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

The first woman in the United States to get a driver's license is buried here.

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

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.