Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

The oldest military monument in the United States.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.