One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A hike outside of the town of Zuun Mod will take visitors to a monastery complex steeped in Mongolian history.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

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

An anonymous art project beneath Longfellow Bridge where hundreds of trophies line the steel support beams.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.