This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

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

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.