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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

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

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

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

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

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.