An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Designed to not only to represent the history of the local community but also, the future.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

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

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.