A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.