"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

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

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

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

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This family of wooden moose statues have become local celebrities in their hometown.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.