Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This is the house that spite built.

A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.

This defunct Champlain Oil service station harkens back to the early days of automobiles.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.