A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.