A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The trailblazing Swedish businesswoman created a beloved minty candy called polkagris.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.