"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

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

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

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