Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.

Antique gaffe kept in the basement of a small Vermont natural history museum.

The farm where one of America's most famous folk artists created her paintings.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.

Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

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

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.