The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

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

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.