The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."