A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Yo, Adrian!

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The national park was once a plantation estate.