What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

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

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

Narrowest house in Boston.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

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

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.