Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

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

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.