A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

It would be a crime to miss it.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.