Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.