"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

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

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.