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

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

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

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

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

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.