High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.