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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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

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

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This micro-industry of Latino cuisine along Red Hook's Ball Fields represents a victory in a food fight with the city.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.