Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg's famous shark movie.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.