A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Small shop offering mail-order rare and exotic plants.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

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

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

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

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

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.