Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

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

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

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

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.