These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.