Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

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

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

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

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

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

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

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.

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

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.