The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The man who wasn't there.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

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.

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