Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

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

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

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

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

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

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

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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