The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

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

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

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

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

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

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.