A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

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

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

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

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

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

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

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Yo, Adrian!

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.