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

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.