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

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.